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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 330
EAN: 9780141019017
Format: Import
ISBN: 0141019018
Label: Penguin
Manufacturer: Penguin
Number Of Pages: 336
Publication Date: January 01, 2006
Publisher: Penguin
Studio: Penguin
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The book collects statistics and interprets the data by correlating the statistical data with events happening around us. This may be mere coincidence or a good example of "cause and effect" scenario.
For example, the author talks about abortion and how abortion has prevented crime rates in the US. He concludes that abortion in low income group or in not so good neighborhood, has resulted in lower crime rates. According to him, if the aborted fetus were not aborted, the resulting ... Read More
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Speaking of statistics, one third of the book is made up of what the authors term "bonus material", which comes down to an article on Levitt, columns written by either Levitt or Dubner, and blog entries. All of which add nothing to the already skeptical "hidden side of everything". Of the 188 pages that make up the formal writing of the book, almost one third of the text relates to (directly or indirectly) the notion that legalized abortion, Roe v. Wade (1973) was the real driving force behind crime ... Read More
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Economist Steven Levitt's "Freakonomics" is witty, whimsical and provocative. In the genre of The Tipping Point, Levitt reaches some interesting conclusions about a broad range of socio-economic patterns and trends. From the relationship between school teachers and Sumo Wrestlers to the role of Roe vs. Wade on crime, Freakonomics studies unique relationships in our culture that have important implications for the way we live and work.
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This book was so well written that I couldn't put it down. One chapter ended with a "tickler" and led logically to the next. Most importantly it invited the reader to consider a broader range of factors that may, or may not, have led to events. Certainly the juxtaposition of materials, previously not considered related, gives one pause.
Being open to the points made creates a kind of gymnastics of the mind that is refreshing at any age. Also, I learned some new facts and quotes.
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When this book was published it generated a great deal of controversy, and it is easy to see why right off the bat. The authors begin their study of "rogue economics" with the assertion that studies prove a correlation between the legalization of abortion in 1973 and the decrease in crime in the 1990s. While this is not the only controversial topic Levett and Dubner discuss, it gives you a flavor of what the aim Freakonomics is. Dubner and Leverett have done an excellent job of taking dense academic ... Read More
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