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Subtitle: A Citizen's Guide to the Economy,
Basic Books, 2000, 366 pgs., index, sources
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Reviewer comments: This is an excellent text
for anyone wanting to learn about economics. It is free from jargon, from
econometric pseudo-math, tables, and charts. The organization and topics are
presented according to the author's experience from teaching economics for many
years.
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Preface
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Chapter 1 What is Economics?
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Part I Prices
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Chapter 2 The Role of Prices
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Chapter 3 Price Controls
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Chapter 4 An Overview
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Part II Industry and Commerce
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Chapter 5 The Rise and Fall of Businesses
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Chapter 6 The Role of Profits - and Losses
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Chapter 7 Big Business and Government
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Chapter 8 An Overview
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Part III Work and Pay
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Chapter 9 Productivity and Pay
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Chapter 10 Controlled Labor Markets
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Chapter 11- An Overview
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Part IV Time and Risk
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Chapter 12 Investment and Speculation
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Chapter 13 Risks and Insurance
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Chapter 14 - An Overview
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Part V The National Economy
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Chapter 15 National Output
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Chapter 16 Money and the Banking System
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Chapter 17 The Role of Government
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Chapter 18 An Overview
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Part VI The International Economy
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Chapter 19 International Trade
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Chapter 20 International Transfers of Wealth
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Chapter 21 An Overview
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Part VII Popular Economic Fallacies
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Chapter 22 "Non-Economic "Values
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Chapter 23 Prices and Purchasing Power
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Chapter 24 Business and Labor
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Chapter 25 An Overview
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Other References
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Theodore Morgan - Introduction to
Economics
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Armen Alchian & William Allen-
Universal Economics
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Armen Alchian and William Allen - Exchange
and Production
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Matthew D. Mitchell - Applied Mainline
Economics
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Frederic Mishkin - The Economnics of
Money, Banking, and Financial Masrkets Fifth Edition
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Frederic Mishkin - The Economnics of
Money, Banking, and Financial Masrkets Ninth Edition
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