Countries with smaller governments grow faster. Tobacco taxes are the best way to cut smoking.
Government regulation discourages entrepreneurship. Award-winning investigative journalist Tom
Bergin digs into eight mantras widely accepted by Western governments and by talking to the
people who promote those ideas and the workers businesspeople and consumers who have felt
their impacts finds they often don't play out as expected. Smart funny and incisive Free
Lunch Thinking is essential reading for anyone who really wants to know how economies tick -
and why they often don't. _______________________________________________________________ 'I
couldn't put it down. A thorough and nuanced examination of the evolution of supply side
economics . . . I loved it.' Arthur Laffer creator of the Laffer Curve 'An entertaining and
thought-provoking exploration of economic theories that have been both widely accepted and
largely wrong . . . I devoured it in a couple of sittings.' Reuters Breakingviews 'An
insightful account of the recent history of economic thought. If you are looking for a book
which challenges you without being annoying - make it this one.' Institute of Economics Affairs
