But it is also much more, having become a fundamental influence on modern “libertarian” economics of the type espoused by Ron Paul and others.Considered among the leading economic thinkers of the “Austrian School,” which includes Carl Menger, Ludwig von Mises, Friedrich (F.A.) Hayek, and others, Henry Hazlitt (1894-1993), was a libertarian philosopher, an economist, and a journalist. He was the founding vice-president of the Foundation for Economic Education and an early editor of The Freeman magazine, an influential libertarian publication. Hazlitt wrote Economics in One Lesson, his seminal work, in 1946. Concise and instructive, it is also deceptively prescient and far-reaching in its efforts to dissemble economic fallacies that are so prevalent they have almost become a new orthodoxy.Many current economic commentators across the political spectrum have credited Hazlitt with foreseeing the collapse of the global economy which occurred more than 50 years after the initial publication of Economics in One Lesson. Hazlitt’s focus on non-governmental solutions, strong — and strongly reasoned — anti-deficit position, and general emphasis on free markets, economic liberty of individuals, and the dangers of government intervention make Economics in One Lesson, every bit as relevant and valuable today as it has been since publication.
^Henry Hazlitt (2014). [[Economics in One Lesson]], [[Three Rivers Press]]. ISBN 9780517548233 (revised May 2018)
^Henry Hazlitt (1988). [[Economics in One Lesson]], [[Three Rivers Press]]. ISBN 9780517548233 (revised Apr 2012)
^Economics in One Lesson : The Shortest and Surest Way to Understand Basic Economics by Henry Hazlitt (1988, Paperback, Reprint)ISBN 9780517548233 (revised Jul 2018)
^Economics In One Lesson: The Shortest And Surest Way To Understand Basic EconomicsIndigo. ISBN 9780517548233 (revised Nov 2023)
^Henry Hazlitt (1988). Economics in One Lesson: The Shortest and Surest Way to Understand Basic Economics, Crown Business. Amazon. ISBN 9780517548233 (revised Dec 2016)
This book would be a good first read for those who want to start learning about economics. It is concise and easily understood. Henry Hazlitt quickly delves into the practical implications of economics. Hazlitt simplifies the subject for those who are unprepared to undertake the scholarship required to fully understand more in depth materials. This book is not a treatise aimed at a serious scholar and therefore it doesn't expound on the philosophical un..
Stand a little less between me and the sun.That quote from Diogenes would have indeed made a great title for this book.In review, I must say that I liked the principles that were espoused in the tome. This is not surprising as I, like the author Henry Hazlitt, lean towards economic Libertarianism. Having said that and despite this I would say that it would behoove everyone interested in economics (and EVERYONE should be because economics, or at least those pullin..
