* Do taxes help more than they hurt?* What effect does redistributing wealth have on our economy---and those who participate in its redistribution?* What is the role of government?* How does an economy work?James Gwartney, Richard L. Stroup, and Dwight R. Lee are three of the most prominent economists today, and in Common Sense Economics they show us why economic understanding is an essential ingredient for life in today's society, a key element that empowers those who possess it to better take charge of their own lives and their own responsibilities to their society. In clear, powerful language free of any hint of jargon or obscurity, they illuminate the basic principles of supply and demand, private ownership, trade, and more. In a world where free trade, taxes, and government spending are issues everyone needs to understand, Common Sense Economics is a lucid, simple explanation of how and why our economy and our world work the way they do, and how and why individuals and nations prosper.

詹姆斯D.格沃特尼，在佛罗里达州立大学从事自由企业、经济学教育方面的研究工作。他曾担任1999-2000年度美国国会联合经济委员会首席经济学家。他是《经济学：私人和公共选择》（汤普森／西南出版社）的作者之一，该书在过去的二十年问已经再版十次，被超过100万的学生所使用。同时，他也是《世界的经济自由》的作者之一。这是一篇关于120多个国家的制度与政策的年度报告，这份报告已通过全球性的网络机构发表。2004年，他获得了由私有企业教育协会（APEE）所颁发的亚当·斯密奖。