{"product_id":"2940169690453","title":"Freedomnomics: Why the Free Market Works and Other Half-Baked Theories Don't","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFreedomnomics\u003c\/i\u003e is everything you wanted to know about the world but didn¿t know economics could tell you.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs the blockbuster bestseller \u003ci\u003eFreakonomics\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrated, economics can explain everything, from why people behave the way they do to how governments and businesses organize themselves. But are the basic assumptions and conclusions in \u003ci\u003eFreakonomics\u003c\/i\u003e true? Does the free market usually lead to unintended and negative consequences? Quite the opposite, says John Lott, who holds a PhD in economics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn fact, says Lott, a wide range of fascinating and peculiar case studies prove the simple adage that if something is more costly, people will do less of it. And, in a refutation of \u003ci\u003eFreakonomics¿\u003c\/i\u003e most controversial idea, Lott shows why legalized abortion leads to family breakdown, which leads to more crime.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExtending its rigorous economic analysis even further to our political and criminal justice systems, \u003ci\u003eFreedomnomics\u003c\/i\u003e reveals:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e¿How the free market creates incentives for people to behave honestly\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e¿How political campaign restrictions keep incumbents in power\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e¿Why affirmative action in police departments leads to higher crime rates\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e¿How women¿s suffrage led to a massive increase in the size of government\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e¿Why women become more conservative when they get married and more liberal when they get divorced\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e¿How secret ballots reduce voter participation\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e¿Why state-owned companies and government agencies are much more likely to engage in unfair predation than are private firms\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEntertaining, persuasive, and based on dozens of economic studies spanning decades, \u003ci\u003eFreedomnomics\u003c\/i\u003e not only shows how free markets really work but proves that, when it comes to promoting prosperity and economic justice, nothing works better.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Audio, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47098088325360,"sku":"2940169690453","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169690453_p0.jpg?v=1769898835","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169690453","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}