Un análisis provocador sobre por qué fracasan nuestras democraciasEl mayor obstáculo para llevar a cabo una política económica sólida no son los intereses ocultos ni los lobbies, sino las ideas popularmente erróneas, las creencias irracionales y los prejuicios del votante de a pie.Ésta es la tesis que defiende Bryan Caplan en este libro provocador: si la democracia fracasa es precisamente porque se guía por lo que los ciudadanos quieren.A t...

The greatest obstacle to sound economic policy is not entrenched special interests or rampant lobbying, but the popular misconceptions, irrational beliefs, and personal biases held by ordinary voters. This is economist Bryan Caplan's sobering assessment in this provocative and eye-opening book. Caplan argues that voters continually elect politicians who either share their biases or else pretend to, resulting in bad policies winning again and again by popular demand.Boldly calling i...

We've needlessly turned parenting into an unpleasant chore. Parents invest more time and money in their kids than ever, but the shocking lesson of twin and adoption research is that upbringing is much less important than genetics in the long run. These revelations have surprising implications for how we parent and how we spend time with our kids. The big lesson: Mold your kids less and enjoy your life more. Your kids will still turn out fine.Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids

Czy rodzicielstwo musi stać się nieprzyjemnym obowiązkiem i utratą wolności dla rodzica? Współczesność przynosi nam dwa wyjścia z tego dylematu – możemy przejść przez życie jako niezależni, hedonistyczni single lub zagnieździć się w wielodzietnym małżeństwie eliminującym przyjemności dla „dobra” rodziny. Taka dychotomia zdaje się nie mieć żadnych alternatyw.Bryan Caplan przekonuje, że jest zupełnie inaczej.Książka Egoistyczne powody, żeby mieć więcej dzieci d...

The greatest obstacle to sound economic policy is not entrenched special interests or rampant lobbying, but the popular misconceptions, irrational beliefs, and personal biases held by ordinary voters. This is economist Bryan Caplan's sobering assessment in this provocative and eye-opening audiobook. Caplan, a self-described libertarian/anarchist, argues that voters continually elect politicians who either share their biases or else pretend to, resulting in bad policies winning again and ag...

Why we need to stop wasting public funds on educationDespite being immensely popular—and immensely lucrative—education is grossly overrated. Now with a new afterword by Bryan Caplan, this explosive book argues that the primary function of education is not to enhance students' skills but to signal the qualities of a good employee. Learn why students hunt for easy As only to forget most of what they learn after the final exam, why decades of growing access to educati...

We've needlessly turned parenting into an unpleasant chore. Parents invest more time and money in their kids than ever, but the shocking lesson of twin and adoption research is that upbringing is much less important than genetics in the long run. These revelations have surprising implications for how we parent and how we spend time with our kids. The big lesson: Mold your kids less and enjoy your life more. Your kids will still turn out fine.Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids

El economista Bryan Caplan defiende audazmente la inmigración sin restricciones en este libro gráfico de no ficción. Los políticos estadounidenses llevan mucho tiempo enfrascados en una acalorada disputa sobre si permitirles a los inmigrantes vivir y trabajar en el país… ¿A cuántos y a qué inmigrantes? Quienes están a favor de acoger más inmigrantes suelen citar razones humanitarias; quienes no, argumentan la necesidad de proteger a los ciudadanos nativos. El economista Bryan Caplan añade ...

Ayn Rand wrote and lectured on economic concepts and topics. This volume addresses the economic and business aspects of her writings. The authors of this anthology are from a variety of fields and all of them are enthusiastic supporters of her ideas.