 | In this book, Bastiat defends free markets by crushing the arguments for intervention. He goes through one economic fallacy after another, demolishing them with logic and especially wit. Bastiat explains his ideas through stories and examples, always showing the absurdity of these bad ideas. The style is funny and light-hearted, and he makes these important ideas very accessible.
This book is probably most famous for its petition of the candle-makers for protection from the government against their primary competitor, the sun. The book is easy reading and doesn't require an economic background to appreciate.
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Economic Sophisms by Frederic Bastiat
