Basic Economics

Mastering the study of economics has never been easier. BASIC ECONOMICS introduces you to the fundamentals of macro- and microeconomics, while addressing some of the most stimulating topics affecting the world today. BASIC ECONOMICS covers timely issues like monetary policy, monopolies, and the labor market, as well as the recent financial market collapse and housing crises. This streamlined and straightforward text can also be packaged with Coursemate, an online interactive learning tool that contains quizzes, videos, graphing tutorials, news, debates and data all in one place geared to help you succeed in your course! Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

The bestselling citizen's guide to economics Basic Economics is a citizen's guide to economics, written for those who want to understand how the economy works but have no interest in jargon or equations. Bestselling economist Thomas Sowell explains the general principles underlying different economic systems: capitalist, socialist, feudal, and so on. In readable language, he shows how to critique economic policies in terms of the incentives they create, rather than the goals they proclaim. With clear explanations of the entire field, from rent control and the rise and fall of businesses to the international balance of payments, this is the first book for anyone who wishes to understand how the economy functions. This fifth edition includes a new chapter explaining the reasons for large differences of wealth and income between nations. Drawing on lively examples from around the world and from centuries of history, Sowell explains basic economic principles for the general public in plain English.

Make money talk with Basic Economics for grades 5 and up! This 80-page book helps students develop economic awareness and an awareness of resources and trade. It includes 12 sections, each with worksheets and Internet activities. These sections introduce students to supply and demand, the government's effects on economic behavior, the economic cycle, and global trade. The book also includes an answer key, reproducibles, and review pages.

Economics really is just common sense, but few understand the basics. This book explains the basics of economics in simple, easy-to-understand language. Topics include most of the themes presented in an Economics 101 course, as well as a number of end-of-chapter discussions on the policies relevant to economics today.

Buy now to get the main key ideas from Thomas Sowell's Basic Economics If you want to know what makes the world turn, a good place to start is by learning the basics of economics. Thomas Sowell’s Basic Economics (2000) is a guide for those who want to learn how the economy works without getting bogged down in jargon or calculations. Sowell explains the underlying foundations of any economic system, whether capitalist, socialist, feudal, or otherwise. Along with presenting economic concepts, he demonstrates how to evaluate economic policies in terms of the incentives they produce, rather than the aims they proclaim.

As I spell the point out in the main text of this book, a sound national economic policy in the tradition of Alexander Hamilton enables us to simultaneously increase profits and wages. This can be accomplished in only one way. It is accom­plished by transforming scientific and technological advances into what Hamilton termed “artificial labor,” machines which use sources of energy above and beyond the energy of the human musculature. In the overall life of our nation—or any nation, for that matter—neither business nor labor can prosper without a policy of promoting technological progress through the means of improved investment in productive capital. . . . . Once business and labor recognize that they both have the same overall, fundamental national economic-policy interest in common, that understand­ing establishes a mass electoral basis of support for the kinds of policies which business, farmers, and labor as a whole rightly demand.

An accessible, jargon-free resource outlines the principles behind each major type of economy including capitalist, socialist, and feudal, in terms of the incentives each creates.

The bestselling citizen's guide to economics Basic Economics is a citizen's guide to economics, written for those who want to understand how the economy works but have no interest in jargon or equations. Bestselling economist Thomas Sowell explains the general principles underlying different economic systems: capitalist, socialist, feudal, and so on. In readable language, he shows how to critique economic policies in terms of the incentives they create, rather than the goals they proclaim. With clear explanations of the entire field, from rent control and the rise and fall of businesses to the international balance of payments, this is the first book for anyone who wishes to understand how the economy functions. This fifth edition includes a new chapter explaining the reasons for large differences of wealth and income between nations. Drawing on lively examples from around the world and from centuries of history, Sowell explains basic economic principles for the general public in plain English.

This companion to the National Content Standards provides definitions and explanations of key economic concepts as well as scope and sequence guidelines for teaching economics concepts within the K12 curriculum.

Economic Lessons from the Transition focuses on major transitions in the 1990s: the transition from central planning and communism to market capitalism and the global integration of national financial systems. The transitions were supposed to raise most peoples' standard of living; instead they dramatically worsened the lives of most people in the countries involved. While most attempts to explain this failure focus on policies, the authors of this book argue that failure of economic theory to fully understand these transitions has led to bad policies that made the transitions unnecessarily painful and costly. The book suggests answers to the following questions: How should basic economic theory as taught in introductory economics courses be revised in light of the failure of market-oriented economics to effect a successful transition in so many former communist economies? Could the theory be revised and presented in a different manner? How can basic economic theory be used to help explain the past failures in understanding transition problems and to avoid future mistakes? This volume is a "must read" for all who teach economics or apply economics to the real world.

Fundamental Economics in two volumes is a component of Encyclopedia of Social Sciences and Humanities in the global Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), which is an integrated compendium of twenty one Encyclopedias. The Theme discusses on Fundamental Economics, Walrasian and Non-Walrasian Microeconomics, Strategic Behavior, The Economics of Bargaining, Economic Exernalities, Public Goods, Macroeconomics, Decision Making Under Uncertainty, Development Economics and many other related topics. These two volumes are aimed at the following five major target audiences: University and College Students Educators, Professional Practitioners, Research Personnel and Policy Analysts, Managers, and Decision Makers, NGOs and GOs.

926+ MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions) in FUNDAMENTAL ECONOMICS PDF ebook for competitive examinations.

Support your EAL learners with the clear approach of iEssential Economics for Cambridge IGCSE & O Level (Third Edition), which builds understanding and confidence. Written by examiners, it is fully matched to the latest syllabus (0455/2281), for examination from 2020.

Presents a simplified explanation of basic economics, using examples that relate economic concepts to daily life, discussing the laws of supply and demand, gross domestic product, inflation, money and banking, and other topics.