"Freak Economics" establishes a point of view that contradicts conventional wisdom: if ethics represent the ideal social operation model in our minds, then economics is describing to us how this society works.
The book also shows all kinds of data collected by every possible means - school test scores, secret evidence of famous Japanese sumo wrestlers, real estate brokers' buying and selling records, and even the secret diaries of undercover underworld agents. Through clever analysis of these data, the authors come to a variety of eye-popping conclusions. He'll teach you how to use data to analyze the world you see; he'll tell you: The real world turns out to be like this...
Behind the scenes
of "Freak Economics" is the economics genius Stephen Levitt and bestselling author Stephen Dober Na's co-authored work, since its publication in the United States in April 2005, has been listed on the major bestseller lists in the United States, and is the best-selling book of China Business News in 2005. The documentary of the same name is based on the book and is co-produced by five directors including Alex Gibney and Morgan Spurlock.
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