PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY

Close Notification

Your cart does not contain any items

Knowledge And Decisions by Thomas Sowell at Abbey's Bookshop,
Knowledge And Decisions
— —
Thomas Sowell

Knowledge And Decisions

Thomas Sowell

$55

Paperback

Not in-store but you can order this
How long will it take?
English
Basic Books
04 October 1996
Educational psychology; Economics & Business; Economics; Jurisprudence & general issues
"With a new preface by the author, this reissue of Thomas Sowell's classic study of decision making updates his seminal work in the context of

The Vision of the Annointed , Sowell, one of America's most celebrated public intellectuals, describes in concrete detail how knowledge is shared and disseminated throughout modern society. He warns that society suffers from an ever-widening gap between firsthand knowledge and decision making,a gap that threatens not only our economic and political efficiency, but our very freedom because actual knowledge gets replaced by assumptions based on an abstract and elitist social vision f what ought to be. Knowledge and Decisions , a winner of the 1980 Law and Economics centre Prize, was heralded as a ""landmark work"" and selected for this prize ""because of its cogent contribution to our understanding of the differences between the market process and the process of government."" In announcing the award, the centre acclaimed Sowell, whose ""contribution to our understanding of the process of regulation alone would make the book important, but in reemphasizing the diversity and efficiency that the market makes possible, [his] work goes deeper and becomes even more significant."""
By:  
Imprint:   Basic Books
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 157mm,  Width: 230mm,  Spine: 31mm
Weight:   448g
ISBN:   9780465037384
ISBN 10:   0465037380
Pages:   448
Publication Date:  
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Primary ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Thomas Sowell has taught economics at a number of colleges and universities, including Cornell, University of California Los Angeles, and Amherst. He has published both scholarly and popular articles and books on economics, and is currently a scholar in residence at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University.

See Inside

See Also

Knowledge And Decisions

Crime and Justice, Volume 49 – Organizing...

Mafias, Markets, and Networks

Michael Tonry

Hardback

$165.95 

Not in-store but you can order this

ADD +
Knowledge And Decisions

Negotiate Without Fear

Strategies and Tools to Maximize...

Victoria Medvec

Hardback

$47.95 

Not in-store but you can order this

ADD +
Knowledge And Decisions

Understanding Jurisprudence

An Introduction to Legal Theory...

Raymond Wacks (Emeritus Professor...

Paperback

$85.95 

Not in-store but you can order this

ADD +
Knowledge And Decisions

Injustice, Inc.

How America’s Justice System Commodifies...

Daniel L. Hatcher

Hardback

$157.95 

Not in-store but you can order this

ADD +
Knowledge And Decisions

Management and Supervisory Practices...

Basic Principles, Volume I

Herman Koren (Indiana State University,...

Hardback

$252 

Not in-store but you can order this

ADD +
Knowledge And Decisions

Getting the Runaround

Formerly Incarcerated Men and the...

John M. Halushka

Paperback

$49.95 

Not in-store but you can order this

ADD +