Full Description
A Citizen's Guide to Economics helps readers understand the economics that affects them as they go about their daily lives - training and learning, working and earning, providing for their family, planning for the future, starting up and running a business, and being good citizens.
Written in an easy-to-read, jargon-free language, A Citizen's Guide to Economics helps readers to understand and decipher what the news media and politicians are saying about the economy, more informed about what is happening in the world, and ultimately empowering them to thrive in their economic world.
A Citizen's Guide to Economics by Mikel W. Cohick and James R. Richards:
Demonstrates how free trade, unfettered by intrusive government prohibitions and restrictions, is the clearest way to maximizing a society's standard of living.
Analyzes the US economy by concentrating on inflation and unemployment rates - the two most significant macroeconomic variables.
Explains the impact of the Federal Reserve, Congress, and the President's actions and interventions on the economy.
Is Easy to Adopt! Homework answers, a test bank, and PowerPoint lectures are provided to all adopting instructors.
Contents
Preface
Chapter 1 The Basic Ideas of Economics
Chapter 2 How the Market System Works
Chapter 3 The Economics of Consumers
Chapter 4 The Economics of Business Firms
Chapter 5 The Economics of Government
Chapter 6 International Economics
Chapter 7 The Economics of Resource Markets
Chapter 8 Macroeconomic Measurements
Chapter 9 Money and Banking
Chapter 10 The Dynamics of the Macro Economy
Chapter 11 Problems in the Macro Economy: Inflation and Unemployment
Chapter 12 Macroeconomic Policies
Chapter 13 Economic Growth and Productivity
Chapter 14 Personal Financial Literacy
