Economics and Contemporary Issues
Published on 1. June 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
480 pages
978-1-4390-4122-2 (ISBN)
Description
The latest book from Cengage Learning on Economics and Contemporary Issues, International Edition
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Edition
International ed of 8th revised ed
Language
English
Place of publication
Mason, OH
United States
Publishing group
Cengage Learning, Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
col. Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 252 mm
Width: 204 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
880 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4390-4122-2 (9781439041222)
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Content
1. Economic Growth: An Introduction to Scarcity and Choice. 2. An Introduction to Economic Systems and the Workings of the Price System. 3. Competitive Markets and Government Policy: Agriculture. 4. Efficiency in Resource Allocation: How Much Do We Have? How Much Do We Want? 5. Market Power: Does It Help or Hurt the Economy? 6. Air Pollution: Balancing Benefits and Costs. 7. Health Care: How Much? For Whom? 8. Crime and Drugs: A Modern Dilemma. 9. College Education: Is It Worth the Cost? 10. Educational Reform: The Role of Incentives and Choice. 11. Poverty: New Approaches to an Old Problem. 12. Tracking and Explaining the Macroeconomy. 13. Unemployment: The Legacy of Recession, Technological Change, and Free Choice. 14. Inflation: A Monetary Phenomenon. 15. Sustained Budget Deficits: Is This Any Way to Run a Government? 16. Social Security: Leading Issues and Approaches to Reform. 17. International Trade: Beneficial, but Controversial. 18. Financing Trade and the Trade Deficit.