ISBN: 0538754273 Binding: Hardcover Edition: 13 Author(s): James D. Gwartney, Richard L. Stroup, Russell S. Sobel, David A. Macpherson Publisher: South-Western College Pub Number of Pages: 848
ECONOMICS: PRIVATE AND PUBLIC CHOICE the most accessible principles books on the market has been updated to include coverage of the recent economic conditions The new edition reflects current economic conditions helping students apply economic principles to the world around them You'll find analysis and explanation of measures of economic activity applied to today's markets and highlighting the recession of 2008-2009 plus text on the lives and contributions of notable economists Common economic myths are dispelled and the "invisible hand" metaphor is applied to economic theory demonstrating how it works to stimulate the economy The thirteenth edition of ECONOMICS: PRIVATE AND PUBLIC CHOICE includes a robust set of online multimedia learning tools with video clips and free quizzes designed to support classroom work A completely updated Aplia interactive learning system is also available completely with practice problems interactive tutorials online experiences and more
Economics: Making Sense of the Modern Economy (The Economist)
ISBN: 1118010426 Binding: Paperback Edition: 3 Author(s): The Economist Publisher: Wiley Number of Pages: 368
An updated edition of the authoritative resource on the realities of the modern economyPeople have always had an interest in how the economy works and that interest has only been magnified as a result of the Great Recession Economics Third Edition: Making Sense of the Modern Economy takes complex concepts and makes them easy to understand presenting the concepts in the context of today's economic environment
Details the sources of economic growth and the role of central banks
Explains both macro and microeconomics
Analyzes why the recession of 2008 happened and how it was dealt with as well as its short- and long-term effectsFree of jargon and with few charts or tables to sort through and pore over Economics Third Edition helps everyone from students to statesmen quickly and easily grasp how the economy really works in the real world and how it affects our daily lives
ISBN: 0077354214 Binding: Hardcover Edition: 18 Author(s): Campbell McConnell, Stanley Brue, Sean Flynn Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Irwin Number of Pages: 786
McConnell and Brues Economics: Principles Problems and Policies is the leading Principles of Economics textbook It continues to be innovative while teaching students in a clear unbiased way The 18th Edition builds upon the tradition of leadership by sticking to 3 main goals: help the beginning student master the principles essential for understanding the economizing problem specific economic issues and the policy alternatives; help the student understand and apply the economic perspective and reason accurately and objectively about economic matters; and promote a lasting student interest in economics and the economy
ISBN: 0945466412 Binding: Paperback Edition: 2nd Author(s): Gene Callahan Publisher: Ludwig von Mises Institute Number of Pages: 351
The second edition of the fun and fascinating guide to the main ideas of the Austrian School of economics written in sparkling prose especially for the non-economist Gene Callahan shows that good economics isn't about government planning or statistical models It's about human beings and the choices they make in the real world This may be the most important book of its kind since Hazlitt's Economics in One Lesson Though written for the beginner it has been justly praised by scholars too including Israel Kirzner Walter Block and Peter Boettke
The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008
ISBN: 0393337804 Binding: Paperback Edition: Reprint Author(s): Paul Krugman Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Number of Pages: 224
The New York Times bestseller: the Nobel Prizewinning economist shows how todays crisis parallels the Great Depressionand explains how to avoid catastrophe With a new foreword for this paperback editionIn this major bestseller Paul Krugman warns that like diseases that have become resistant to antibiotics the economic maladies that caused the Great Depression have made a comeback He lays bare the 2008 financial crisisthe greatest since the 1930stracing it to the failure of regulation to keep pace with an out-of-control financial system He also tells us how to contain the crisis and turn around a world economy sliding into a deep recession Brilliantly crafted in Krugmans trademark stylelucid lively and supremely informedthis new edition of The Return of Depression Economics has become an instant classic A hard-hitting new foreword takes the paperback edition right up to the present moment
Common Sense Economics: What Everyone Should Know About Wealth and Prosperity
ISBN: Binding: Hardcover Edition: First Edition Author(s): James D. Gwartney, Richard L. Stroup, Dwight R. Lee, Tawni Hunt Ferrarini Publisher: St. Martin's Press Number of Pages: 208
The Cartoon Introduction to Economics: Volume One: Microeconomics
ISBN: 0809094819 Binding: Paperback Edition: Author(s): Yoram Bauman Publisher: Hill and Wang Number of Pages: 224
The award-winning illustrator Grady Klein has paired up with the worlds only stand-up economist Yoram Bauman PhD to take the dismal out of the dismal science From the optimizing individual to game theory to price theory The Cartoon Introduction to Economics is the most digestible explicable and humorous 200-page introduction to microeconomics youll ever readBauman has put the comedy into economy at comedy clubs and universities around the country and around the world (his Principles of Economics Translated is a YouTube cult classic) As an educator at both the university and high school levels he has learned how to make economics relevant to todays world and todays students As Googles chief economist Hal Varian wrote You dont need a brand-new economics You just need to see the really cool stuff the material they didnt get to when you studied economics The Cartoon Introduction to Economics is all about integrating the really cool stuff into an overview of the entire discipline of microeconomics from decision trees to game trees to taxes and thinking at the marginRendering the cool stuff fun is the artistry of the illustrator and lauded graphic novelist Klein Panel by panel page by page he puts comics into economics So if the vertiginous economy or a dour professors 600-page econ textbook has you desperate for a fun factual guide to economics reach for The Cartoon Introduction to Economics and let the collaborative genius of the Klein-Bauman team walk you through an entire introductory microeconomics course
Wall Street and the Financial Crisis: Anatomy of a Financial Collapse
ISBN: 1616405465 Binding: Paperback Edition: Author(s): Senate Subcommittee on Investigations Publisher: Cosimo Reports Number of Pages: 666
After a two-year investigation by the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigation their report Wall Street and the Financial Crisis: Anatomy of a Financial Collapse was released in April 2011 This is the most damning official report to date on Wall Street's role in the financial crisis It describes the wheeling and dealing of bankers and others who benefited from the housing bubble while impoverishing the rest of America It also offers four very clear causes of the financial crisis and last but not least it names culprits: - High risk mortgage loans by commercial banks were "the fuel that ignited the financial crisis" (describing the case study of Washington Mutual Bank the sixth largest commercial bank at the time of its failure in September 2008 ) - Failures by regulators "set the stage for mortgage loan losses that were a proximate cause of the financial crisis" (describing the case study of the Office of the Thrift Supervision which was closed in 2010 and whose operations folded into the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency); - Inaccurate AAA credit ratings by the two largest credit rating agencies "constituted a key cause of the financial crisis" (describing Moody's and Standard & Poor's conflicts of interest while both had a quasi-monopoly position in the market for credit ratings); - Investment bank abuses: "The Investment banks that engineered sold traded and profited from mortgage-related structured finance products were a major cause of the financial crisis" (describing case studies of Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank) This report and its detailed case studies are a must-read for policymakers politicians justice officials bankers journalists academics and concerned citizens in order to understand what brought the economy to the brink of destruction The US SENATE PERMANENT SUBCOMMITTEE ON INVESTIGATIONS (PSI) is a bi-partisan team of senators that deals with Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and is currently headed by Senator Carl Levin (D-MI) and Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) Formerly known as the Committee on Government Operations PSI is the oldest subcommittee of the Senate Homeland Security Committee
ISBN: Binding: Kindle Edition Edition: Author(s): Council of Economic Advisers Publisher: The White House Number of Pages: 323
The Economic Report of the President is an annual report written by the Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers An important vehicle for presenting the Administrations domestic and international economic policies the 2011 report provides an overview of the nation's economic progress with text and extensive data appendices
ISBN: 0452287081 Binding: Paperback Edition: First Thus Author(s): John Perkins Publisher: Plume Number of Pages: 303
From the author of the phenomenal New York Times bestseller Confessions of an Economic Hit Man comes an expos of international corruption and an inspired plan to turn the tide for future generations
With a presidential election around the corner questions of Americas military buildup environmental impact and foreign policy are on everyones mind Former Economic Hit Man John Perkins goes behind the scenes of the current geopolitical crisis and offers bold solutions to our most pressing problems Drawing on interviews with other EHMs jackals CIA operatives reporters businessmen and activists Perkins reveals the secret history of events that have created the current American Empire including:
How the defeats in Vietnam and Iraq have benefited big business
The role of Israel as Fortress America in the Middle East
Tragic repercussions of the IMFs Asian Economic Collapse
The current Latin American revolution and its lessons for democracy
US blunders in Tibet Congo Lebanon and Venezuela
From the US military in Iraq to infrastructure development in Indonesia from Peace Corps volunteers in Africa to jackals in Venezuela Perkins exposes a conspiracy of corruption that has fueled instability and anti-Americanism around the globe with consequences reflected in our daily headlines Having raised the alarm Perkins passionately addresses how Americans can work to create a more peaceful and stable world for future generations
