HENRY HAZLITT
ECONOMICS
IN ONE LESSON
SPECIAL EDITION FOR
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CopyaicuT, 1946, 1948, sy Harper & BaoTHERS~Henry Hazlitt has been interpreting business
trends for the American people for the past
35 years. Starting in the field of economics as
a reporter on the Wall Street Journal, he has
served on the financial and editorial staffs of
several of the great New York newspapers,
including the Sun, the Herald, and the Times.
In addition, he has been associated with The
Nation, and edited American Mercury and
the Freeman. Mr. Hazlitt has traveled exten-
sively in Europe and South America for on-
the-spot studies of world economic conditions.
Since 1946, he has been a contributing editor
to Newsweek magazine, where his weekly
column, “Business Tides,” is a regular feature.
Born in Philadelphia, in 1894, he attended
the College of the City of New York and served
with Air Service, U.S. Army, in World War L.
He is the author of many books and pamphlets
dealing with economics, among which are
Will Dollars Save the World? and The Great
Idea, He is also well known as a lecturer and
literary critic.