Introducing economics [electronic resource] : a critical guide for teaching / Mark H. Maier and Julie A. Nelson
- Author:
- Maier, Mark H., 1950-
- Published:
- Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, c2007.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 229 p. ; 26 cm.
- Additional Creators:
- Nelson, Julie A., 1956-
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- Contents:
- Why are we teaching economics? : the history of economics in high schools -- Where did this idea come from? : a primer on major schools of economics -- What is economics? -- Economic systems -- Supply and demand -- Competition and monopoly -- Consumer education -- Business education -- Labor and the distribution of wealth and income -- Gross domestic product -- Roles of government -- Unemployment and inflation -- Money, banking, and the federal reserve -- Fiscal and monetary policy -- Economic growth -- Global economics and trade -- Resource materials.
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- ISBN:
- 9780765616753 (cloth : alk. paper)
- Bibliography Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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