by Roger L. Miller, Daniel K. Benjamin, Douglass C. North
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Serves as an interesting & entertaining supplemental reading for a principles of economics course, as well as for courses in political economy, public policy, & social issues. Paper. DLC: Economics.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
 great guide book, 2008-04-30
Best to read this one after Intro to Microeconomics or in a class where the instructor can set aside a little time to explain concepts like elasticity, dead weight loss, supply/demand curves and externalities. Really great examples of economic concepts that are applicable today. This would be a great book for a 12th grade class or to compliment a microeconomics text in college.
0 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
Great service!, 2008-02-18
I was pleased to receive the book in the great condition and in such a timely fashion. I would order from this person again!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
 Economics for Graph-o-Phobics, 2007-11-08
I used this book with a class of gifted high school seniors. It's absolutely perfect when you want to THINK like an economist, but not graph like one or plug into equations like one. Chapters cover very current and intersting issues, guaranteed to appeal to high school and college students and to stimulate discussion. Highly recommended.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
Ships well, decent book, 2007-01-17
Ships well. For a college class assignment, it wasn't bad. It just gives examples of economic problems and has end of section questions that require thinking (more of an opinion answer really). I wouldn't just read it for pleasure, but it's not bad for an econ book.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
Doesn't read like a textbook, 2006-12-02
My economics survey course is using this as a supplemental textbook, and I can say that without a doubt it's the most interesting nonfiction text I've ever been assigned.
The book basically consists of about thirty 4-8 page articles on various real-world topics, ranging from the obvious (rent controls, minimum wage) to the exotic (prostitution, global warming). In each case, the authors explain how you can apply economic principles to these issue at hand--and often come to a conclusion that would have surprised you before you read the article, but now seems as obvious as the color of the sky. A lot of the articles are U.S.-centric, but the authors draw on examples from other countries where appropriate.
Our teacher has been assigning a reading every week or so, but I often found myself continuing three or four articles past the assigned one because the topics were so interesting. If your teacher assigned this text, count yourself lucky; if you're looking for some independent reading, take a close look at this book.
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