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It is the fallacy of overlooking secondary consequences. Dec 29, 2011 henry hazlitt 18941993 was a wellknown journalist who wrote on economic affairs for the new york times, the wall street journal, and newsweek, among many other publications. Concise and instructive, it is also deceptively prescient and farreaching in its efforts to dissemble economic fallacies that are so prevalent they have almost become a new orthodoxy. Contributions are taxdeductible to the full extent the law allows. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 218 pages and is available in paperback format. It was written at mugron two years after the third french revolution and a few months before his death of tuberculosis at age 49. Economics in one lesson microsoft library overdrive. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 1128 pages and is available in hardcover format. Economics in one lesson king county library system.
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