The Economics of Life: From Baseball to Affirmative Action to Immigration, How Real-World Issues Affect Our Everyday Life
by Gary S. Becker, Guity Nashat Becker
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Author: Gary S. Becker, Guity Nashat BeckerEdition: Paperback
Published: 1998-01-01
ISBN: 0070067090
Number of pages: 352
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
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No praise will do justice to this gem of a books. It capture Becker in full cry. Unlike most theorists, who hide behind veils of dense mathematics, Becker never allows math to cloud his logic...a wonderful,thought provoking read for anyone, even those with minimal knowledge of economics...a jewel from the world's greatest living economist...
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