Economics in One Lesson
by Henry Hazlitt · Henry Hazlitt
Henry Hazlitt's 1946 primer applies Frederic Bastiat's 'broken window' logic to modern policy debates, showing how price controls, tariffs, minimum wages, and public works often produce hidden costs beyond their visible benefits.
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