Economics in one lesson / 經濟學的一堂課

English

Economics in one lesson is the best book for starting to understand economics. Henry Hazlitt is the author of Economics in one lesson. Hazlitt did not study economics in any college. It does not matter. Nobody has ever been as clear as Hazlitt.

The book is one of the most famous books written in the tradition of the Austrian School of Economics. It starts with a wonderful explanation on how everybody tends to explain economics based on "what is seen", forgetting "what is not seen". The story of the boy who broke a window takes the reader to a wonderful explanation about how economy works. Hazlitt takes this idea from Frederic Bastiat, one of the fathers of modern libertarian movement.

Surprisingly, Hazlitt summarizes economics in just one lesson: The art of economics consists in looking not merely at the immediate but at the longer effects of any act or policy; it consists in tracing the consequences of that policy not merely for one group but for all groups.

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中文

Economics in one lesson是一本很適合初學者學習的經濟書籍，作者是Henry Hazlittt，他從未在學校唸過任何有關經濟的學科，但並不重要，因為他比任何人都更了解經濟學。

在傳統的奧大利經濟學派中，這是本非常經典的書籍之一，開宗明義精譬的說明，解釋為什麼大家都會偏向於”顯見”的基礎去了解經濟，而忘記了”隱藏”的因素呢。有趣的以一個打破窗子的小男孩的故事當做引子，開始引領讀者了解經濟學的真理。其中Hazlitt並採用了現代自由運動之父Frederic Bastiat的想法。

出乎意料地，Hazlitt把整個經濟學理論濃縮在短短的一堂課裡: 经济学的艺术，在于不仅要观察任何法案或政策的即期效果，更要考察比较长远的影响；不仅要关注政策给某一群体带来的后果，更要追踪给所有群体造成的后果。

Wonderful !!!

感謝Dingdong Pu的無私分享，讓我們可以輕易的看到完整的書籍翻譯文，很開心看到有人努力的在傳遞著自由市場的理念。這是他的blog連結(米塞斯研究所)，裡面包含了整本書的翻譯文章。

http://mises.org/Community/blogs/dp/default.aspx