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u/flyingdragon8 · 5 pointsr/hillaryclinton

Intermediate econ if you're up for it:

http://www.amazon.com/Macroeconomics-N-Gregory-Mankiw/dp/1464182892

http://www.amazon.com/Macroeconomics-Policy-Practice-Pearson-Economics/dp/0321436334

http://www.amazon.com/Intermediate-Microeconomics-Modern-Approach-Ninth/dp/0393123960

http://www.amazon.com/Money-Banking-Financial-System-2nd/dp/0132994917

EDIT: For intro econ, you can just get started with the books by Krugman and Wells. I'm sure we all love Krugman here yea?

As far as history goes, just FYI, Zinn's People's History has a very poor reputation among (even left leaning) academic historians. You can ask about it at /r/askhistorians if you want to know more. You can also check their excellent book list, organized by region and topic.

EDIT: For an overview of US history, The Oxford History of the US series is an excellent primer.

I know less about sociology, but I think a good intro would be Khan's Privilege in that it touches on a contemporary sociological issue in a lay friendly manner but also goes into some theoretical foundations in the tradition of Bourdieu.

u/harbo · 1 pointr/slatestarcodex

> I'm still very doubtful of this claim.

You can look it up in e.g. Varian's undergrad micro book (Salanie has a great exposition for grad students) if you like, but the fact is that more accurate price, quality or preference discrimination will lead a Pareto improvement; maybe the confusing part is that all the welfare gains will go to the party that's able to discriminate better.

u/Aetheurian · 1 pointr/canada

> I'm specifically interested in how the economy is in practice, not theory. I want to know the logistics, current data and statistics (or as current as possible), and economic strategy at a beginner level.

I don't think this is a realistic goal. If you don't know the theory behind why something works, knowing the information of what is occurring will do nothing for you. If you want to know "economic strategy" that is something based in economic theory.

All the current data and statistics, taxes, etc., are available for you to peruse. You can go to Statistics Canada or you can look at the tax code for Canada. But none of that is going to be useful for what you want. I know it's not what you're hoping for, but I really would suggest you pick up an introductory textbook, like this or this and begin learning theory -- if you really want to understand economics.

You could also try Government Policy Towards Business. Maybe this is more what you're looking for? This text is a beginner's guide to business policy and is Canadian specific.