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Socialism Sucks

Two Economists Drink Their Way Through the Unfree World

by Robert Lawson, Benjamin Powell ...

The bastard step-child of Milton Friedman and Anthony Bourdain, Socialism Sucks is a bar-crawl through former, current, and wannabe socialist countries around the world. Free market economists Robert Lawson and Benjamin Powell travel to countries like Venezuela, Cuba, Russia, and Sweden to investigate the dangers and idiocies of socialism—while drinking a lot of beer. ... Read more

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The bastard step-child of Milton Friedman and Anthony Bourdain, Socialism Sucks is a bar-crawl through former, current, and wannabe socialist countries around the world. Free market economists Robert Lawson and Benjamin Powell travel to countries like Venezuela, Cuba, Russia, and Sweden to investigate the dangers and idiocies of socialism—while drinking a lot of beer.
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Housing America

Building Out of a Crisis

Edited by Randall G. Holcombe, Benjamin Powell ...

About seventy percent of American families own their own homes, and for many their houses represent the bulk of their net worth. As is evident by the cascading mortgage market meltdown, housing policy affects not only the quality of community life but also the economic well-being of entire nations.Although most housing in the United States is allocated in the private market, this market is heavily ... Read more

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About seventy percent of American families own their own homes, and for many their houses represent the bulk of their net worth. As is evident by the cascading mortgage market meltdown, housing policy affects not only the quality of community life but also the economic well-being of entire nations.Although most housing in the United States is allocated in the private market, this market is heavily
... Read more
Out of Poverty

Sweatshops in the Global Economy

by Benjamin Powell ...

Series series Cambridge Studies in Economics, Choice, and Society
Out of Poverty provides a comprehensive defence of Third World sweatshops that does not put economic efficiency over people, but instead explores methods of improving the welfare of those in Third World countries. The author explains how sweatshops provide the best opportunity for workers; and how they play an important role in development, leading to better wages and working conditions. Using ... Read more

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Out of Poverty provides a comprehensive defence of Third World sweatshops that does not put economic efficiency over people, but instead explores methods of improving the welfare of those in Third World countries. The author explains how sweatshops provide the best opportunity for workers; and how they play an important role in development, leading to better wages and working conditions. Using
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Out of Poverty

Sweatshops in the Global Economy

by Benjamin Powell ...

Series series Cambridge Studies in Economics, Choice, and Society
This book provides a comprehensive defense of third-world sweatshops. It explains how these sweatshops provide the best available opportunity to workers and how they play an important role in the process of development that eventually leads to better wages and working conditions. Using economic theory, the author argues that much of what the anti-sweatshop movement has agitated for would actually ... Read more

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This book provides a comprehensive defense of third-world sweatshops. It explains how these sweatshops provide the best available opportunity to workers and how they play an important role in the process of development that eventually leads to better wages and working conditions. Using economic theory, the author argues that much of what the anti-sweatshop movement has agitated for would actually
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Oral Interpretation

by Timothy Gura, Benjamin Powell ...

In its 13th Edition, the iconic Oral Interpretation continues to prepare students to analyze and perform literature through an accessible, step-by-step process. New selections join classic favorites, and chapters devoted to specific genres—narrative, poetry, group performance, and more—explore the unique challenges of each form. Now tighter and more focused than its predecessors, this edition ... Read more

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In its 13th Edition, the iconic Oral Interpretation continues to prepare students to analyze and perform literature through an accessible, step-by-step process. New selections join classic favorites, and chapters devoted to specific genres—narrative, poetry, group performance, and more—explore the unique challenges of each form. Now tighter and more focused than its predecessors, this edition
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Poems from the Heart

by Benjamin Powell Jr ...

This little book of poems and stories is about about some of the places I've lived as a little boy in Canada's North , a little fishing community called Square Islands, that I have so many fond memories of. Other poems are about events like Cains Quest; an endurance snowmobile race across Labrador's interior, and other poems about love . My mom loved poetry and so did my dad who wrote a book of ... Read more

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This little book of poems and stories is about about some of the places I've lived as a little boy in Canada's North , a little fishing community called Square Islands, that I have so many fond memories of. Other poems are about events like Cains Quest; an endurance snowmobile race across Labrador's interior, and other poems about love . My mom loved poetry and so did my dad who wrote a book of
... Read more
The Economics of Immigration

Market-Based Approaches, Social Science, and Public Policy

Edited by Benjamin Powell ...

The Economics of Immigration summarizes the best social science studying the actual impact of immigration, which is found to be at odds with popular fears. Greater flows of immigration have the potential to substantially increase world income and reduce extreme poverty. Existing evidence indicates that immigration slightly enhances the wealth of natives born in destination countries while doing ... Read more

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The Economics of Immigration summarizes the best social science studying the actual impact of immigration, which is found to be at odds with popular fears. Greater flows of immigration have the potential to substantially increase world income and reduce extreme poverty. Existing evidence indicates that immigration slightly enhances the wealth of natives born in destination countries while doing
... Read more
Economic Freedom and Prosperity

The Origins and Maintenance of Liberalization

Edited by Benjamin Powell ...

Series series Routledge Foundations of the Market Economy
Economic theory and a growing body of empirical research support the idea that economic freedom is an important ingredient to long-run economic prosperity. However, the determinants of economic freedom are much less understood than the benefits that freedom provides. Economic Freedom and Prosperity addresses this major gap in our knowledge. If private property and economic freedom are essential ... Read more

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Economic theory and a growing body of empirical research support the idea that economic freedom is an important ingredient to long-run economic prosperity. However, the determinants of economic freedom are much less understood than the benefits that freedom provides. Economic Freedom and Prosperity addresses this major gap in our knowledge. If private property and economic freedom are essential
... Read more
Economic and Political Change after Crisis

Prospects for government, liberty and the rule of law

Edited by Stephen H. Balch, Benjamin Powell ...

Series series Routledge Foundations of the Market Economy
The U.S. Government’s accumulated national debt and unfunded liabilities in social security and Medicare could be pushing the country towards a fiscal crisis. How could such a crisis be avoided? If a crisis does strike, how might it be dealt with? What might be the long term ramifications of experiencing a crisis? The contributors to Economic and Political Change After Crisis explore all of these ... Read more

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The U.S. Government’s accumulated national debt and unfunded liabilities in social security and Medicare could be pushing the country towards a fiscal crisis. How could such a crisis be avoided? If a crisis does strike, how might it be dealt with? What might be the long term ramifications of experiencing a crisis? The contributors to Economic and Political Change After Crisis explore all of these
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Wretched Refuse?

The Political Economy of Immigration and Institutions

by Alex Nowrasteh, Benjamin Powell ...

Series series Cambridge Studies in Economics, Choice, and Society
Economic arguments favoring increased immigration restrictions suggest that immigrants undermine the culture, institutions, and productivity of destination countries. But is this actually true? Nowrasteh and Powell systematically analyze cross-country evidence of potential negative effects caused by immigration relating to economic freedom, corruption, culture, and terrorism. They analyze case ... Read more

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Economic arguments favoring increased immigration restrictions suggest that immigrants undermine the culture, institutions, and productivity of destination countries. But is this actually true? Nowrasteh and Powell systematically analyze cross-country evidence of potential negative effects caused by immigration relating to economic freedom, corruption, culture, and terrorism. They analyze case
... Read more
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Leibniz’s Monads

Because Particles with Feelings Totally Make Sense

by Sophia Blackwell ...

Narrated by Benjamin Powell ...

Series series Cogito Ergo Nope
Unabridged

1 hour 11 min

Ever wondered what reality is made of? If you're thinking atoms, molecules, or maybe regret and caffeine, think again. According to Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz—17th-century genius, calculus co-inventor, and metaphysical madlad—the universe is made of tiny, windowless soul-particles called monads. They don’t touch, don’t talk, and yet still manage to reflect the entire cosmos like cosmic disco balls ... Read more

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Ever wondered what reality is made of? If you're thinking atoms, molecules, or maybe regret and caffeine, think again. According to Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz—17th-century genius, calculus co-inventor, and metaphysical madlad—the universe is made of tiny, windowless soul-particles called monads. They don’t touch, don’t talk, and yet still manage to reflect the entire cosmos like cosmic disco balls
... Read more
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Plato's Cave

Philosophy's First Reality Show

by Sophia Blackwell ...

Narrated by Benjamin Powell ...

Series series Cogito Ergo Nope
Unabridged

1 hour 40 min

Ever wondered why a rich Athenian who died 2,400 years ago still dominates Western thought? Or why your professor keeps talking about invisible triangles and prisoners staring at shadows? "Plato's Cave: Philosophy's First Reality Show" is the hilarious guide to Plato you never knew you needed.In this irreverent takedown of philosophy's founding father, author Sophia Blackwell translates Plato's ... Read more

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Ever wondered why a rich Athenian who died 2,400 years ago still dominates Western thought? Or why your professor keeps talking about invisible triangles and prisoners staring at shadows? "Plato's Cave: Philosophy's First Reality Show" is the hilarious guide to Plato you never knew you needed.In this irreverent takedown of philosophy's founding father, author Sophia Blackwell translates Plato's
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