{"product_id":"book-4171","title":"Freedomnomics","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 Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49314107785520,"sku":"BD4171","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49314107818288,"sku":"ZE4171","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49314107851056,"sku":"ZM4171","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/4171-Square-cover.jpg?v=1775572544","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-4171","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}