Diana W. Thomas

About The Author

Diana W. Thomas is a Senior Fellow at the Independent Institute, Associate Professor of Economics and Director of the Institute for Economic Inquiry in the Heider College of Business at Creighton University, and Co-Editor of The Independent Review. She received her Ph.D. in economics from George Mason University, and she previously served as Assistant Professor of Economics in the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University.

Books by Diana W. Thomas

Unsung Heroes of the Market

The 24 Underrated Economists You Need to Know

Contributions by Christopher J. Coyne, Gregory J. Robson and Diana W. Thomas / Edited by Robert M. Whaples

You’ve heard of Adam Smith and Milton Friedman. But the economists whose quiet brilliance has kept the free market running? You don’t see them on book covers—until now.

Edited by Robert M. Whaples, Co-Editor and Managing Editor of the acclaimed academic journal The Independent Re...

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Beyond Politics

The Roots of Government Failure and the Case for Private Action

By Randy T. Simmons and Diana W. Thomas

Fully revised and updated third edition of Randy T. Simmon's landmark examination of "government failure" viewed through the lens of public choice theory, explaining how governments produce stagnation, scandals, and public distrust.