ISBN10: 0465037380, ISBN13: 9780465037384, [publisher: Basic Books, New York] Softcover Paperback. 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." "With a new preface by the author, this updated reissue of Sowell's classic study describes in concrete detail how ...
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ISBN10: 0465037380, ISBN13: 9780465037384, [publisher: Basic Books] Softcover
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Basic Books, Date: 1996. Trade Paperback. New. reprint edition. 422 pages. 9.50x6.25x1.25 inches. 1996. Basic Books ISBN 0465037380 9780465037384 [GB]

ISBN10: 0465037380, ISBN13: 9780465037384, [publisher: Basic Books] Softcover reprint edition. 422 pages. 9.50x6.25x1.25 inches. In Stock.
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ISBN10: 0465037380, ISBN13: 9780465037384, [publisher: Basic Books, New York] Softcover Paperback. 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." "With a new preface by the author, this updated reissue of Sowell's classic study describes in concrete detail how ...
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Basic Books, Date: 1996-10-04. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1996. Basic Books ISBN 0465037380 9780465037384 [US]

ISBN10: 0465037380, ISBN13: 9780465037384, [publisher: Basic Books] Softcover
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