Best Selling Books by Thomas Sowell

Most commentators look at the issue of immigration from the viewpoint of immediate politics. In doing so, they focus on only a piece of the issue and lose touch with the larger picture. Now Thomas Sowell offers a sweeping historical and global look at a large number of migrations over a long period of time.Migrations and Cultures: shows the persistence of cultural traits, in particular racial and ethnic groups, and the role these groups'' relocations play in redistributing skills, knowledge, and other forms of “human capital.” answers the question: What are the effects of disseminating the patterns of the particular set of skills, attitudes, and lifestyles each ethnic group has carried forth—both for the immigrants and for the host countries, in social as well as economic terms?

This book is the culmination of 15 years of research and travels that have taken the author completely around the world twice, as well as on other travels in the Mediterranean, the Baltic, and around the Pacific rim. Its purpose has been to try to understand the role of cultural differences within nations and between nations, today and over centuries of history, in shaping the economic and social fates of peoples and of whole civilizations. Focusing on four major cultural areas(that of the British, the Africans (including the African diaspora), the Slavs of Eastern Europe, and the indigenous peoples of the Western Hemisphere -- Conquests and Cultures reveals patterns that encompass not only these peoples but others and help explain the role of cultural evolution in economic, social, and political development.

Our educational establishment - a vast tax-supported empire existing quasi-independently within American society - is morally and intellectually bankrupt, charges distinguished economist and social critic Thomas Sowell. And in this top-to-bottom tour of the mismanaged institutions, cynical leadership, and tendentious programs of American education, Sowell exposes the numerous "deceptions and dogmas" that have concealed or sought to justify the steep and very dangerous decline in our educational standards and practices across the board. Among the more serious ills of American education are the technically sophisticated brainwashing techniques now being applied to children and teenagers in so-called "affective education" programs; the special "peace" and "nuclear" education programs that actively promote "politically correct" attitudes; the "values clarification" and sex education curricula that portray parental and religious authority figures as agents of a repressive and unjust social and political orthodoxy; and the racial "mini-establishments" created on college campuses by minority demagogues and complaisant administrators that enshrine a self-serving ideological double standard, thus betraying the real interests of minority students. Sowell''s exhaustively researched investigation draws particular attention to the wide array of textbooks and other instructional materials, promoted with astonishing success by a multi-million dollar industry styling itself a "secular humanist" movement, which fosters these ideas - ideas that are not just anti-American, Sowell maintains, but essentially totalitarian in character. These sinister curricular developments, combined with often cowardly andirresponsible management more concerned about institutional image and ranking than with fiscal integrity or a commitment to educate our youth, will breed disaster unless immediate steps are taken to reform the entire educational system.

Thomas Sowell gives you his ins and outs about writing. He describes the challenge of dealing with publishers, copy-editors, and book reviewers.

Traces the story of nine different ethnic groups in American society, discussing their various reactions to the American experience, cultural and hisotrical backgrounds, patterns of difficulty, and modes of success.

Covers "government-mandated preferences for government-designated groups ... with special attention to programs in India, Nigeria, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, and the United States.

Essays on discrimination, affirmative action and equal opportunity in Canada - comments on labour legislation, human rights legislation and judicial decision; discusses racial discrimination, sex discrimination, age, marital status, and minority group discrimination in recruitment, promotions, wage differentials, educational opportunity, etc.; examines the implications of minimum wages, equal pay, employment quotas, sociological aspects and political aspects; attempts to construct an economic theory; includes case studies. References.

Em "Os Ungidos", o bestseller americano Thomas Sowell apresenta uma crítica aguçada às bases das fracassadas políticas sociais esquerdistas. Pautado em uma análise política e filosófica minuciosa da mentalidade que cimenta o modus operandi autoritário do progressismo moderno, o economista e crítico social mostra-nos como a esquerda ocidental ressuscitou a autoridade pseudorreligiosa dos ungidos, uma espécie de casta intelectual e política que se permite balizar os costumes, as leis e até mesmo as moralidades sexuais dos indivíduos sob uma retórica pueril de "bem-estar social geral" e "controla de danos". Uma obra inesquecível escrita por um dos maiores pensadores contemporâneos.

Economía Básica es un manual de economía para aquellos que quieren entender cómo funciona la economía, pero que no tienen ningún interés en aprender a desarrollar fórmulas matemáticas o ecuaciones complicadas. En sus páginas, el economista Thomas Sowell pone de manifiesto los principios generales sobre los que se asienta cualquier tipo de política económica, ya sea capitalista, socialista o feudal. Con un estilo ameno y fácil de leer, permite a cualquier tipo de lector, independientemente de su formación académica o grado de conocimiento de la ciencia económica, entender cómo funciona la economía. En esta nueva versión, actualizada y ampliada, el autor ahonda en temas de rabiosa actualidad que van desde la negociación colectiva a los impactos en la economía real de los mercados de acciones.

★ 跳脫黨派框架，挑戰經濟不平等的謬見 ★ 對當代經濟問題，提出最「政治不正確」的反駁 ★ 長居亞馬遜經濟類書暢銷榜，讀者4.8顆星好評 ★ 外媒盛讚：「每位總統候選人都應該讀的書」 「這個世界從來就不是一個公平的競爭環境，萬物皆有代價。」 臺灣貧窮率「世界第二低」，我們真的富有嗎？ 收入統計數據代表什麼？背後隱藏什麼訊息？ 政府如何定義貧窮，會怎樣影響人民的生計？ 為什麼比起創造財富，政府更重視分配正義？ 美國重要的保守派經濟學家索威爾，在此書中勇敢挑戰經濟不平等的謬見。 如果你深信《國家為什麼會失敗》或《二十一世紀資本論》，那你一定要讀這本書──因為它揭露了權威人士和政治人物的無知與謬誤！ 有錢人與窮人的收入差距正在擴大？！ ▶根據收入所定義的貧困階級，大部分是由年輕人與較無工作經驗者所組成，但是沒有人會年輕一輩子。相反地，那些收入最頂層者，有超過一半的人在十年後，經歷了收入砍半甚至減少更多的情況。 福利制度能減少收入或財富的「不均」，終結經濟落差？！ ▶假設一個人能以勞動獲得一萬元的收入，卻因此失去一萬五千元的補助，這代表重返勞動市場會讓自己的生活水準下降──就某種程度而言，不斷擴大福利制度，就是讓更多人不需工作就能活下去，造成更嚴重的收入不均。 「錯誤的前提鮮少能帶來正確的結論。」任何政治上的干預，都會顯著影響經濟發展。中國曾創造許多優秀的古文明，卻因為十五世紀鎖國政策的失誤，再也回不去以往的盛世；全球第一個「日不落帝國」西班牙，如今卻是西歐最貧窮的國家之一……為什麼猶太人、黎巴嫩移民，總是能夠在各領域取得亮眼的成就，美國的黑人卻比白人更容易深陷貧窮？ 對「不平等」的過分關注，儼然成為知識分子、媒體與政治人物的重要標誌。許多經濟學家與政客出於政治動機，大肆宣傳模稜兩可的收入統計數據和理論，卻經常避開貧富不均的真正成因──生產力不均。如果我們只在乎財富分配，而忽視地理、文化、社會和政治因素造成的生產力問題，或是只關注收入差異，卻不去討論高收入者的成就或他們為社會帶來的好處，我們將無法得到客觀的事實。 無論是對資本主義的批判、自由主義的倡議，或是基於保守派的立場，都僅是為了提供不一樣的觀點與視野，如同作者在此書中說道：「對人類制度的研究，永遠都像是在尋找最可容忍的不完美。」本書若能提供關於真相的一小部分，目的就已達成。

O Box Coleção Breves Lições é composto pelos seguintes livros: F.A. Hayek e a ingenuidade da mente socialista; Ayn Rand e os devaneios do coletivismo; Hans Hermann Hoppe e a insustentável defesa do Estado; Thomas Sowell e a aniquilação das falácias ideológicas.

Una refutación del mito más extendido (y peligroso) de nuestra época La lucha por la justicia social es una de las principales causas de nuestro tiempo, que interpela a muchas personas diferentes por diversas razones. Pero que se utilicen las mismas palabras no siempre supone estar hablando de lo mismo. Debemos aclarar los significados para descubrir en qué estamos de acuerdo y en qué discrepamos. El veterano pensador Thomas Sowell, que lleva más de seis décadas cuestionando los presupuestos económicos y filosóficos progresistas, demuestra en su último libro que muchas de las cosas que los luchadores de la justicia social creen verdaderas, sencillamente, no resisten una mínima confrontación con los hechos. Este libro, cargado de datos y argumentos, desmonta la visión distorsionada y victimista de la realidad del pensamiento woke que está arrastrando a la civilización occidental hacia el precipicio. Sowell nos recuerda que la agenda de la justicia social a menudo conduce en la dirección opuesta a su ideal, en ocasiones con consecuencias catastróficas.

Un análisis brillante y valiente sobre el verdadero origen de las desigualdades económicas Los resultados socioeconómicos difieren enormemente entre individuos, grupos y países. Se han ofrecido muchas razones para justificar este fenómeno. Algunos creen que los menos afortunados son víctimas de los más privilegiados; otros piensan que las desigualdades responden a factores genéticos. Thomas Sowell, en cambio, cuestiona la extendida idea de que la explicación de estas diferencias pueda reducirse a un único factor. Porque, si ni siquiera hay una igualdad de resultados entre hermanos que han sido criados bajo el mismo techo, ¿por qué deberíamos esperarla para aquellos que parten de condiciones muy diferentes? Discriminación y disparidades demuestra con datos que la desigualdad de resultados no implica necesariamente discriminación, porque las distintas dotaciones iniciales de los sujetos influyen en el logro del éxito, incluidos factores naturales o fruto del azar que no pueden ser atribuidos a una injusticia. Desmontar los presupuestos falaces que inspiran las políticas públicas encaminadas a acabar con la desigualdad permitirá al lector entender por qué tantas soluciones políticas han resultado en un contraproducente fracaso. Gracias a sus análisis, Sowell se ha convertido en uno de los pensadores más influyentes en algunos de los temas más presentes en el debate público actual, como es el de las divergencias raciales. Y por hacerlo sin miedo a descubrir verdades incómodas, sobre la base de una evidencia empírica incontestable y de un debate racional alejado de cualquier dogmatismo. Este libro es una nueva muestra de ello.

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經濟學無法滿足你所有需求， 但它能教會你如何在關鍵時刻，為自己做出最佳權衡取捨。 ★暢銷二十年經典巨作，長踞美國亞馬遜經濟學總論暢銷NO.1 ★當代自由主義經濟學大師、美國智庫胡佛研究院資深研究員寫給所有人的經濟學 ★美國全民都在讀的經濟學入門書 沒有方程式、圖表、專有名詞與註釋，經濟學基本法則一本通 掌握社會經濟運行規律，看透人類經濟行為背後的思考邏輯 我們需要最低薪資保障嗎？ 政府應該提供失業補助金嗎？補助時間該多長？ 管制房屋租金，真的有益租屋族？ 醫療保險會造成醫療服務品質下降？ 這些與我們生活息息相關的問題與決策，都能在經濟學中找到答案。 從未有一門學問比經濟學更與我們息息相關， 經濟學是日常生活中各種權衡取捨的依據， 小至租屋還是買房、投資時是選擇股票還是債券； 大至國家財政規劃、年金改革方案等， 每一個決定都牽涉到了資源分配，直接影響我們的生活水準， 然而資源並非無窮無盡， 如何將有限的資源做最有效的配置，就是經濟學關注的核心。 經濟學一點也不複雜，也不難理解。 真正困擾我們的是故作艱深的專有名詞和繁雜的形式。 美國當代傑出的自由主義經濟學大師， 芝加哥經濟學派代表人物，史丹佛大學胡佛研究所資深研究員湯瑪斯‧索維爾 以最貼近日常生活的語言和簡明的實例解說經濟學的基本原理， 沒有複雜的圖表公式、難懂的術語與枯燥的實證， 讓你在充滿趣味的閱讀過程中， 學會這門專業知識體系和分析工具，掌握經濟社會的運轉規律。 讀完本書， 你將能瞭解價格機制、利潤與虧損、投資與投機、銀行系統與政府管制等多個經濟學概念， 掌握經濟學家才懂的分析工具與知識體系， 面對媒體、政治家與學者的相關言論能保持警覺與懷疑， 看透人類經濟行為背後的思考邏輯，了解世界運作的方式， 並能在關鍵時刻，更好地為自己做出最正確的選擇。 【好評推薦】 本書簡潔明瞭……在過去三十年的經濟學學者中，索維爾成就非凡。 ──《華爾街日報》（The Wall Street Journal） 本書不僅對一般對一般大眾很有用，律師、企業家、政治家、經濟學家也會覺得受用無窮。──《華盛頓郵報》（The Washington Times） 本書是偽裝成甜點的一道健康大餐，而且索維爾還在不斷擴充，讀者一定會為此感到慶幸。索維爾流暢的文筆、無懈可擊的邏輯、豐富淵博的知識和完美無瑕的經濟學，對專業人士與初學者都是一種享受。──湯瑪斯‧哈茲利特（Thomas Hazlett），喬治梅森大學（George Mason University）法律與經濟學教授 任何讀過帶有偏見、枯燥無味的經濟學教科書的人，都應該讀讀這本書來糾正謬誤。──《克萊蒙書評》（Claremont Review of Books） 每一章都證明為何索維爾是美國最偉大的思想家之一。想知道經濟法則是如何掌控我們日常生活中的諸多事情，一定要讀這本書。──亞瑟‧布魯克斯（Arthur C. Brooks），美國企業研究院（American Enterprise Institute, AEI）院長 本書證明了索維爾教授能夠讓一個從未上過經濟學課程的人了解經濟學。這本書富含許多日常經濟問題的案例與解釋。──瓦特‧威廉斯（Walter E. Williams），喬治梅森大學經濟學教授 經濟學的既定事實常讓許多人大惑不解。索維爾以堪稱經典的方式，揭去這些事實的神秘面紗，使其容易理解，甚至顯而易見。──大衛‧伯茲（David Boaz），卡托研究所（Cato Institute）副所長

The fourth edition of Basic Economics is both expanded and updated. A new chapter on the history of economics itself has been added, and the implications of that history examined. A new section on the special role of corporations in the economy has been added to the chapter on government and big business, among other additions throughout the book. Basic Economics, which has now been translated into six languages, has grown so much that a large amount of material in the back of the book in previous editions has now been put online instead, so the book itself and its price will not have to expand. The central idea of Basic Economics, however, remains the same: that the fundamental facts and principles of economics do not require jargon, graphs, or equations, and can be learned in a relaxed and even enjoyable way.

Simplified Chinese edition of Discrimination and Disparities

Traditional Chinese Edition of [Discrimination and Disparities]

Simplified Chinese edition of Wealth, Poverty and Politics

Controversies in politics arise from many sources, but the conflicts that endure for generations or centuries show a remarkably consistent pattern. In this classic work, Thomas Sowell analyzes this pattern. He describes the two competing visions that shape our debates about the nature of reason, justice, equality, and power: the constrained vision, which sees human nature as unchanging and selfish, and the unconstrained vision, in which human nature is malleable and perfectible. A Conflict of Visions offers a convincing case that ethical and policy disputes circle around the disparity between both outlooks.

Dans Intellectuels et Race, le noir-américain Thomas Sowell analyse l''influence malsaine de célèbres intellectuels sur les questions raciales aux États-Unis, dont le parallèle avec nos contrées est saisissant. Décortiquant leur fraude intellectuelle sur des sujets comme le déterminisme génétique, le progressisme, la discrimination ou le multiculturalisme, Sowell offre un regard sans concession dont la conclusion va à l''exact opposé de bien des « penseurs » contemporains. Sowell montre ainsi que bien qu''au fil du temps, ces intellectuels aient avancé des thèses fluctuantes sur les Noirs, allant du « tout génétique » au « tout sociétal », et chacune avec des conséquences néfastes, tous partageaient néanmoins un point commun souvent éclipsé : leur jeu d''alliés vers l''accroissement du poids de l''État et les conséquences en résultant sur les Noirs eux-mêmes. Faits à l''appui, Sowell révèle que la situation actuelle des Noirs (pauvreté, délinquance, désintégration familiale, tensions inter-ethniques) n''est pas le fait du racisme, des Blancs ni de la société, mais des politiques étatiques tirées de la mauvaise foi allant notamment de la culture de l''excuse, du resentiment, des subventions, et de la discrimination positive. Et bien sûr, chacune justifiée par ces intellectuels complices, sous couvert de « science morale ». Enrichi de la préface enthousiaste de Laurent Obertone, découvrez Intellectuels et Race : un antidote radical contre le progressisme ambiant.

" Em Discriminação e disparidades, Thomas Sowell sustenta que boas intenções nem sempre levam a bons resultados. E que, para compreender os fatos, é necessário examiná-los em seu contexto. Nesta obra, enumera as definições múltiplas, e por vezes contraditórias, de ""discriminação"", analisando seu custo não só para as vítimas, mas para toda a sociedade (inclusive para os discriminadores), e apontando as armadilhas da estatística que geram uma compreensão falha a respeito das causas de desigualdades de renda, educação, moradia e criminalidade, entre outras. Muitas teses foram propostas para tentar explicar os motivos das diferenças - sociais, econômicas e de outras naturezas - entre indivíduos, grupos e nações. Há quem defenda que os menos favorecidos são vítimas da genética. Outros creem que os menos afortunados são vítimas dos mais afortunados. Mas e se, na realidade, houver uma tentativa ignorante - ou intelectualmente desonesta - de interpretar dados estatísticos para que sirvam a agendas políticas e acadêmicas? E se existir o risco de que as ações tomadas para combater a discriminação acabem aumentando o problema? A discriminação como explicação para as disparidades econômicas e sociais pode ter apelo emocional para muitas pessoas. Mas, ao menos, podemos tentar tratá-la, e a outras teorias alternativas, como hipótese testável. As consequências históricas de considerar crenças como dogmas sagrados fora do alcance da evidência ou da lógica deveriam ser suficientes para nos convencer a não percorrer esse caminho, independentemente de quão excitantes ou emocionalmente satisfatórios os dogmas políticos e as cruzadas resultantes deles possam ser, ou de quão convenientes em nos poupar do trabalho enfadonho e desconfortável de pensar sobre nossas crenças ou testá-las contra os fatos. Por meio de uma brilhante análise empírica, Discriminação e disparidades derruba mitos, expõe falácias por trás de muitas políticas contraproducentes que tentam gerar igualdade social e desafia aqueles que acreditam ser possível se basear em um fator único - como discriminação, exploração ou genética - para explicar as disparidades encontradas no mundo. "

The history of the advancement of blacks in the United States is almost a laboratory study of human achievement. But the story of how millions of people developed from the depths of slavery--acquired work skills, personal discipline, human ideals, and the whole complex of knowledge and values required for achievement in a modern society--is a largely untold story. One small but important part of this advancement has been educational achievement. There are a number of successful black schools in various cities that exemplify this educational excellence. For the purposes of this study, six high schools and two elementary schools were selected. Some of the schools were once outstanding but are no longer, while others are currently academically successful. The research of the schools extended beyond such intangibles as atmosphere and school/community relations, as these could be either observed or reconstructed from documents and from interviews. The schools studied were: Booker T. Washington High School (Atlanta), St. Paul of the Cross (Atlanta), Frederick Douglass High School (Baltimore), McDonough 35 High School (New Orleans), St. Augustine High School (New Orleans), Xavier Prep (New Orleans), P.S. 91 (Brooklyn), and Dunbar High School (Washington, DC). (BZ)