Review
"I had the chance to read John Cobin's book....I believe it is an excellent work covering certain areas largely unattended by economic textbooks. His treatment of the contributions to economic science by the 'Public Choice', 'Austrian' and 'Law & Economics' schools give readers the fundamental elements for a right understanding of the functioning of a market economy...I must say I plan to use the book for my own classes. -- Dr. Martin Krause, Escuela Superior de Economia y Administracion de Empresas (ESEADE), Buenos Aires, Argentina
"I would not be able to hold any class on Economics without having read this book." -- Mario Jaramillo, Lawyer and Economist in Madrid, Spain. Winner of the Ludwig von Mises International Essay Prize in 1991 and 1992, Scholar and former Dean of Economics at Sergio Arboleda University in Bogota, Colombia
"It is very stimulating to read an updated book that incorporates most of the recent contributions to economics." -- Dr. Alberto Benegas Lynch, Jr., Rector, Escuela Superior de Economia y Administracion de Empresas (ESEADE), President of the Economic Science Section, National Academy of Sciences, Buenos Aires, Argentina
"John Cobin has provided us with a great service, given that the literature available in Spanish on these themes is scarce especially at the university level. Moreover, his treatment of the topics is exhaustive and teaching-oriented (a rare combination), on account of which I predict that it will be of great use to both students and professors. 100 points." -- Julio H. Cole, Professor of Economics, Universidad Francisco Marroquin, Guatemala
"Nowadays it is very difficult to recommend a textbook to undergraduate students about political economy since, strangely, many economists who produce written material for economics classes are hostile to the market economy. John Cobin's work accomplishes the huge task of providing fresh minds with a book that has a genuine understanding of the principles of free market economics and of the way(s) these principles function (with a special focus on public policy)." -- Atilla Yayla, Professor of Politics and Political Economy, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey; President of the Association for Liberal Thinking, Ankara, Turkey
"This is a book about new ideas, or the revitalization of older ideas to which modern experience has given new force. If, as it has been often said, nothing is stronger than a timely new idea, here we find given another gigantic step in the classically liberal revolution, opening unexpected perspectives and possibilities to advance individual economic liberty, to increase productive efficiency, and to bolster individual creativity in post-modern society." -- Hermogenes Perez de Arce, editorialist for El Mercurio in Santiago, Chile
"This is the best textbook I have seen on market economics, and I would recommend it to anyone whose main task is to teach economics or to those who want to understand how the economy works." -- Dr. Alejandro A. Chafuen, President & CEO, Atlas Economic Research Foundation, Fairfax, Virginia, USA.
"I would not be able to hold any class on Economics without having read this book." -- Mario Jaramillo, Lawyer and Economist in Madrid, Spain. Winner of the Ludwig von Mises International Essay Prize in 1991 and 1992, Scholar and former Dean of Economics at Sergio Arboleda University in Bogota, Colombia
"It is very stimulating to read an updated book that incorporates most of the recent contributions to economics." -- Dr. Alberto Benegas Lynch, Jr., Rector, Escuela Superior de Economia y Administracion de Empresas (ESEADE), President of the Economic Science Section, National Academy of Sciences, Buenos Aires, Argentina
"John Cobin has provided us with a great service, given that the literature available in Spanish on these themes is scarce especially at the university level. Moreover, his treatment of the topics is exhaustive and teaching-oriented (a rare combination), on account of which I predict that it will be of great use to both students and professors. 100 points." -- Julio H. Cole, Professor of Economics, Universidad Francisco Marroquin, Guatemala
"Nowadays it is very difficult to recommend a textbook to undergraduate students about political economy since, strangely, many economists who produce written material for economics classes are hostile to the market economy. John Cobin's work accomplishes the huge task of providing fresh minds with a book that has a genuine understanding of the principles of free market economics and of the way(s) these principles function (with a special focus on public policy)." -- Atilla Yayla, Professor of Politics and Political Economy, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey; President of the Association for Liberal Thinking, Ankara, Turkey
"This is a book about new ideas, or the revitalization of older ideas to which modern experience has given new force. If, as it has been often said, nothing is stronger than a timely new idea, here we find given another gigantic step in the classically liberal revolution, opening unexpected perspectives and possibilities to advance individual economic liberty, to increase productive efficiency, and to bolster individual creativity in post-modern society." -- Hermogenes Perez de Arce, editorialist for El Mercurio in Santiago, Chile
"This is the best textbook I have seen on market economics, and I would recommend it to anyone whose main task is to teach economics or to those who want to understand how the economy works." -- Dr. Alejandro A. Chafuen, President & CEO, Atlas Economic Research Foundation, Fairfax, Virginia, USA.
About the Author
Dr. John Cobin is Professor of Economics and Public Policy at Universidad Finis Terrae in Santiago, Chile. He has also taught (part time) at other universities in Chile, including Universidad Catolica in Santiago, Chile, the International MBA program at Universidad Adolfo Ibanez and Universidad Maritima (both in Vina del Mar, Chile) plus Universidad del Desarrollo in Concepcion, Chile.
