Introduction
Here is a short article that looks at some of the ways
economics has been defined:
www.geocities.com/hmelberg/papers/981123.htm
Robert Stonebraker of Winthrop University has an set of
readings for a rather unconventional economics course
online. Here is his entertaining introduction to scarcity
and choice:
faculty.winthrop.edu/stonebrakerr/book/intro.htm
The sci-fi guys and gals talk about the post-scarcity
society, which is one sort of utopia:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post_scarcity
This short page explaining Popper's line of demarcation
comes from a philosopy professor:
www.public.iastate.edu/~cfehr/201%20n%20Popper%202002.htm
Roger McCain's Essential Principles of Economics: A
Hypermedia Text is, like CyberEconomics, an online
economics textbook. Here is his explanation of positive and
normative economics.
william-king.www.drexel.edu/top/prin/txt/Intro/Eco111u.html
The economics blog marginalrevolution.com links to
several articles that illustrate fascinating examples of
unintended consequences of government policy:
www.marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2008/01/the-law-of-unin.html
Is trying to end slavery by buying up the slaves and
freeing them a good way to fight slavery? Or does it have an
unintended consequence? Find out here:
www.econlib.org/library/Columns/y2007/Whitmanincentives.html
Facts do not speak for themselves. They are interpreted,
and sometimes we cling to an interpretation even when the
facts say otherwise. This behavior is easier to see in
others than in ourselves:
www.skepdic.com/cognitivedissonance.html
These links were checked on July 4, 2008.
 
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