Economía básica : Un manual de economía escrito desde el sentido común

Basic Economics is a textbook for those who want to understand how the economy works without getting bogged down in mathematical formulas or unnecessary abstractions. Why does price control cause shortages? Why do well-intentioned policies produce the opposite of their intended effects? What role do prices, profits, competition, and wages actually play? And why does ignoring incentives often have such costly consequences? Thomas Sowell dismantles decades of commonplaces with one central idea: economics is not a matter of opinions, ideology, or emotions, but rather the study of how people use scarce resources that have alternative uses. With historical examples, real-world cases, and a clear writing style, Basic Economics makes it easier to understand many of the political and economic decisions that affect our daily lives, from housing prices and the minimum wage to international trade and monopolies.