by Steve Slavin
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Economics Made Easy Economics: A Self-Teaching Guide is back in a new and revised edition to help you teach yourself introductory economics quickly and painlessly. Using the most up-to-date information, this new edition gives you a clear picture of the way our economy works. Essential math and analysis skills are presented right at the beginning, so you can understand principles and equations from the start--without a lot of struggle. Whether you use it as an introduction, a review, or a supplement to other materials, Economics: A Self-Teaching Guide, Second Edition is the perfect resource for anyone exploring basic economics. In clear, easy-to-follow language, Steve Slavin covers every aspect of the U.S. economy, including a historical review, resources, macro- and micro-economics, gross domestic product, the economic sectors, inflation and unemployment, fiscal policy, banking and monetary policy, economic theory, supply and demand, and much more. To help you to gauge your understanding of the material, exercises are provided throughout the book and a self-test at the end of each short section sums up all you have learned. With the help of Steve Slavin, economics is no longer a mystery--it's a fascinating realm of exploration and discussion.
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Excellent Primer: Pleasant Read without a Text Book feel, 2008-10-30
I have not read an economics book in years but I found this book an excellent primer/refresher. The book breaks down numbers to a rather elementary level, almost too elementary, in order to teach at all levels but the more knowledgable can skip over that and move on through the book. Excellent graphs and examples, no laboriously written detail, straight forward and a very entertaining writing style. Nicest thing about this book, you can blaze through the material while getting a solid grasp. Not for the experienced but a great introduction for young students or for the old hand trying to get a solid refresher. The book also is a very pleasant read without a text book feel.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Love These Guides, 2008-09-03
This is a great series. This is more than a book, it's a mini-course in economics. If you have never studied economics, but suddenly need to know the basics (like me) then this is an excellent place to start.
Make no mistake, you have to do the work- you can't just sit back and read. The mini-tests at the back are what makes sure you have been paying attention and have grasped the material. You need a bit of decipline to get through. When you do finish, you'll know as much as anyone who has just finished an introductory economics course (as long as you stay on schedule and manage to finish in 1~2 months).
I would recommend this book (or any title in this series) to anyone who needs a basic grasp without formal study, or to someone who is considering going back to school but is not sure if they should take the plunge. Better to start off by paying the price of a book than to commit to a formal (and expensive) course.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
 good for all beginners, 2008-03-30
Very simple and easy to understand. This book is great for the MacroEconomics clep test. It gives an overview of MicroEconomics (about 25% of the book), but probably wouldn't be enough for a MicroEconomics clep. Definitely worth buying if you want a good basic overview of Economics.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
Craving Straight Facts, 2003-08-15
I am a Mechanical Engineer with a BSME and minor in Naval Science. My BSME studies required I take eight credits in Economics, in which I did well. But this book surpassed those studies in many ways by dealing straight-away with the basic concepts of world economy, practical theory, history, and practical application, in short... macro-economics; without bogging me down with excessive microeconomics. But ended well with an excellent rehash on microeconomics. The book reads fast for a study book, and the author is a refreshing writer, honest in opinion, but not over opinionated, of good humor. I answered all the questions in the back of each chapter. Felt like I took a no-sweat 3 credit cours. Now I'm ready to study economics in its many specialty subjects. Anyone who is considering economics study on a collegient level, should study this book first; then they'll know. I highly recommend this book.
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
Highly Recommend!, 2003-04-09
I have read a few Economics books for beginner, but none came close to this one. In particular, I would like to point out several strong points that clearly put this book above all else:(1) This book is systematic, clear, and concise. Most of all, everything the author explained is right to the point without any flowery illustrations that plagued most other economic books. (2) It starts out with a brief look at the major economic events in the 20th century starting from the 30's, then it deals with Macroeconomics and then Microecomics. The concepts build on one another, so that you will always have a sense of how things are actually connected with one another. The examples are also very vivid and memorable. (3) The questions that are provided at the end of each chapters are excellent in driving the concepts home. For those of you who are thinking of buying a beginner's guide to Economics, this will certainly be my first choice!
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