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What’s the best route to learn a solid foundation on economics?

Assuming someone who knows very little on economics, what’s the best route for them to learn?

Is there a sort of general economics topic/book that would be best to give a foundation, then move on to micro/macro, then move to more of those “opinion” style books?

Or is that not really a realistic path? Is there no general economic books and it’s only macro/micro, “opinion”?

Really appreciate some advice on going from basics to more detailed topics.
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The best way would be to go to university/college and get a degree in economics if that's where your interest is. However, that isn't realistic for most people. Your next best option imo would be to get a copy of a first year introduction to micro and macro textbook, and go from there. Used and older copies can be found online, and generally the newest copies don't have any new information, they're just laid out a little bit differently.

Another option would be "Economics for Dummies". The For Dummies books in general are really well done, and are written well for people who have little to no knowledge on the topic. They're cheap as well, which is a big plus.

Either of these will give you a decent base level of knowledge, and if you still want to take it farther, you can also look for higher level textbooks as well. I've found that there isn't a whole lot of economics learning outside of a school setting, like you would find with learning programming for example. So for this reason, upper year textbooks would be your best bet.