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Emile comments on Open Thread March 31 - April 7 2014 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Emile 01 April 2014 11:57:39AM 0 points [-]

Thanks for those recommendation, I was a bit disappointed by Naked Economics, your alternatives seem to be what I was looking for!

Comment author: sixes_and_sevens 01 April 2014 02:04:37PM 1 point [-]

Naked Economics is the most human-friendly pop-econ book I've read. For a reader who isn't familiar with utilitarian frameworks or cost-benefit analysis, it's a more gentle opposition-softener.

It's also less likely to leave a reader thinking "economics says we should do away with all governance". This makes it more palatable to left-leaning readers and less confirmation-bias-y to existing free-marketeers. When you're at a dinner party, it's easy to spot people who've read a single pop-economics book.