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Author Vélez-Hagan, Justin, author

Title The common sense behind basic economics : a guide for budding economists, students, and voters / Justin Vélez-Hagan
Published Lanham : Lexington Books, [2015]

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 161 pages)
Contents Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter One: Why is Economics So Difficult? -- Chapter Two: History Can Be Confusing -- Chapter Three: How We Make Economics Difficult -- Chapter Four: Man, That Ain't True -- Chapter Five: Common Sense Economics Defined -- Chapter Six: Economies Come in All Shapes and Sizes -- Chapter Seven: Supply, Demand, and Tighty-Whiteys -- Chapter Eight: Where'd That Price Come From? -- Chapter Nine: Do Markets Fail? -- Chapter Ten: Entrepreneurship and Profits -- Chapter Eleven: The Business Cycle -- Chapter Twelve: Inflation -- Chapter Thirteen: Jobs -- Chapter Fourteen: The Greatest Economy Ever (Seriously, Ever) -- Chapter Fifteen: To Save or Not to Save, That is the Question -- Chapter Sixteen: Uncle Sam's VISA Balance -- Chapter Seventeen: Do We Really Need Uncle Sam? -- Chapter Eighteen: Dollars and Common Sense -- Chapter Nineteen: The Global Economy -- Chapter Twenty: Current Issues in Economics -- References -- Further Reading -- Index -- About the Author
Summary 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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-155) and index
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Subject Economics.
Economics
economics.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economics -- General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Reference.
Economics
Genre/Form dissertations.
Academic theses
Academic theses.
Thèses et écrits académiques.
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2021677738
ISBN 9781498509015
1498509010