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Economics: The Basics » Read Now
by Tony Cleaver. 232 pgs.

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Economics: The Basicsprovides a fascinating introduction to the key issues in contemporary economics. With case studies ranging from the coffee plantations of El Salvador to the international oil industry and the economic slowdown in Japan, it addresses fundamental questions such as:*Must increasing...
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Economics: The Basicsprovides a fascinating introduction to the key issues in contemporary economics. With case studies ranging from the coffee plantations of El Salvador to the international oil industry and the economic slowdown in Japan, it addresses fundamental questions such as:*Must increasing wealth for some mean increasing poverty for others?*Does producing more food for humankind mean we drive other species to extinction?*Is it true that, if we buy less coffee, farm incomes from Brazil to Kenya take a beating?*Is granting people property rights the best way to preserve fish and wildlife stocks?*Do we really have to choose between low unemployment and low inflation?Comprehensive and easy to read, this accessible guidebook is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand how economics works and why it is important.
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Economics Broadly Considered: Essays in Honor of Warren J. Samuels » Read Now
by Jeff E. Biddle, John B. Davis, Steven G. Medema. 374 pgs.

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Warren J. Samuels has been a prominent figure in the study of economics in the twentieth century. This book brings together essays by leading scholars in the areas of economics in which Samuels has made his most important contributions.
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The Economics of Alfred Marshall » Read Now
by H. J. Davenport. 481 pgs.

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Economics and American Industry » Read Now
by Leonard W. Weiss. 550 pgs.

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Basic Economics: A Citizen's Guide to the Economy » Read Now
by Thomas Sowell. 366 pgs.

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Here at last is a citizen's guide to economics -- a book for those who want to understand how their country's economy works but have no interest in graphs, jargon, or equations. Thomas Sowell reveals the general principles behind any kind of economy -- capitalist, socialist, feudal, or otherwise. In...
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Here at last is a citizen's guide to economics -- a book for those who want to understand how their country's economy works but have no interest in graphs, jargon, or equations. Thomas Sowell reveals the general principles behind any kind of economy -- capitalist, socialist, feudal, or otherwise. In readable language, he helps the reader 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 really functions.
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Dangerous Currents: The State of Economics » Read Now
by Lester C. Thurow. 254 pgs.

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Reconstruction of Economics » Read Now
by May Brodbeck, E. C. Harwood, Richard S. Rudner. 112 pgs.

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Principles of Economics » Read Now
by C. W. Guillebaud, Alfred Marshall. 890 pgs.

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Selected Papers on Economic Theory » Read Now
by Erik Lindahl, Knut Wicksell. 294 pgs.

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Economic Theory and Method » Read Now
by F. Zeuthen. 366 pgs.

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