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The Choice: A Fable of Free Trade and Protectionism Updated Edition
by Russell D. Roberts
from Prentice Hall
Customer Reviews:
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 
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Good book to follow Econ 101 macro/micro 
Required reading for my MBA program. A short but good story. Interesting. Read in one day.
Recommend this book, along with "naked economics: undressing the dismal science" by Charles Wheelan and "The Undercover Economist" by Tim Harford. These books provide interesting reading to help supplement learning about economics. All three books are more interesting than economics textbooks filled with charts, graphs, curves, shifts, etc.
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Ricardo fan
The Choice is an easy read with big benefits. In this concise, well written narrative, Roberts explains one of the most important concepts in economics--the importance of free trade. Everyone in America should read this book.
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Simple, Elegant and Wrong 
Roberts' little fable pits a wholly benign free-trade against absolute protectionism and guess which one looks better. Based on the theories of David Ricardo, the fable assumes that every worker in the world is always treated fairly and every boss is kind and responsible. In The Choice there are no sweat shops and no corrupt CEOs. Fables like The Choice (or the "free-market economy" for that matter) are easy to believe because we want the world to be that simple. That's why the book is dangerous. The Choice... more info
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An absolute Must Read
Short, Fun, and easy to understand, this book is a must read for all audiences. Whether students struggling in Econ class, Teachers of Business school, or just evening news watchers who would like - for once - to understand the sentences that come after "Leading Economists are saying today . . ." I highly recommend buying two copies. You will definately want to recommend this one. A real eye opener for free-traders, and a wonderful teaching tool for those "in the know". Roberts nails it!
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