Economics of Social Issues

Human misery - the most important issues of them all; economic systems, resource allocation and social well-being - sons from the fall of the Soviet Union; economics of higher education - who benefits and who pays the bills?; economics of crime and its prevention - how much is too much?; pollution problems - must we foul our own nests?; health issues - is it worth what it costs?; poverty problems - is poverty necessary?; discrimination - the high costs of prejudice; the economics of big business - who does what to whom?; the economics of professional sports - what is the real score?; protectionism versus free trade - can WE restrict ourselves into prosperity?; unemployment issues - why do we waste our labour resources?; inflation - how to gain and lose at the same time; government expenditure and tax issues - who wins and who loses?; the big national debt - is it bad?