{"product_id":"economic-sophisms","title":"Taloudellisia sofismeja","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan a nation grow richer by keeping useful goods out?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Economic Sophisms, Frédéric Bastiat takes apart clever but false arguments for protectionism. France’s tariffs shield iron makers, textile mills, and farmers from foreign goods. Bastiat asks readers to look beyond those protected producers: who gains, who pays, and whose costs disappear from the argument?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese short essays use stories, jokes, and plain arithmetic rather than heavy theory. The Petition of the Manufacturers of Candles turns a plea from candle, lamp, and lantern makers into satire. Across the first and second series, Bastiat challenges the praise of scarcity, then widens his attack to taxes, subsidies, public spending, and government habits.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eInside this book\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eScarcity put on trial\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow Bastiat as he challenges the claim that having less can make a nation richer.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA petition with bite\u003c\/strong\u003e – Meet the candle makers whose appeal exposes, through satire, the logic Bastiat opposes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe consumer comes first\u003c\/strong\u003e – See why a shoemaker’s need for bread, cloth, and fuel matters alongside his sales.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBeyond the tariff barrier\u003c\/strong\u003e – Explore how Bastiat extends his questions about gains and costs to taxes and subsidies.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArguments without heavy language\u003c\/strong\u003e – Enjoy plain arithmetic, parables, and mockery aimed at making economic claims easier to examine.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers seeking a short, lively introduction to economic thinking, especially those curious about trade and tariffs who welcome a forceful rather than balanced case.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page now and let Bastiat’s sharp questions put familiar economic claims to the test.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534626816348,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/03555_en_ebook-front_c13.jpg?v=1792174977","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/fi\/products\/economic-sophisms","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}