Economic Parables and Policies An Introduction to Economics

Author/creator Seidman, Laurence S. Author
Format Electronic
Edition3rd ed.,Revised
Publication InfoNew York : Routledge Florence : Taylor & Francis Group [Distributor]
Description272 p. ill 23.000 x 016.000 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
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Summary Annotation This new edition of the classic Economic Parables & Policies is specifically designed to be the textbook for a one-semester introduction to economics course that covers both microeconomics and macroeconomics. The author's aim is to teach the most interesting, important, and useful things about economics in a single semester. As in earlier editions, Laurence Siedman writes in an entertaining and conversational style, using parables with memorable characters to present economic concepts, issues, and policies. But in this edition, for the first time, he introduces the two most basic economic diagrams -- demand and supply, and the production possibilities curve -- and uses these two diagrams throughout the text to analyze economic issues and policies.The new edition begins with an enjoyable introduction to economics called An Economist's Genesis, followed by three chapters on microeconomics (Market: Demand and Supply, Environmental Pollution, and International Trade), four chapters on macroeconomics (Recession, Inflation, Growth, and Growth through Tax Reform), and five chapters on policy issues (The Social Contract, Social Security, Health Insurance, Education, and Poverty).
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Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2003056716
ISBN9780765611086
ISBN0765611082 (Trade Cloth) Active Record
Standard identifier# 9780765611086
Stock number0765611082 00081154

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