Economic Literacy, Fourth Edition

Economic Literacy explains the logic, language, and world view of economic theory while maintaining the engaging and accessible style that has made earlier editions so successful. This book encourages students to think critically about the distinctive viewpoint proposed by academic economics and its influence on politics and culture.

Frederick S. Weaver, professor emeritus of economics and history at Hampshire College, has taught introductory economics for over forty years at five colleges and universities - public and private, large and small, high-wage and low-wage, lively and grim. He is the author of numerous books including, most recently, An Economic History of the United States: Conflict, Conquest, and Struggle for Equality (R&L, 2016)