This text takes an issues approach to introductory economics, examining major issues pertaining to education, medical care, international trade, and the collapse of communism and central planning. With enough material for a one-term survey course, the text can also be used as a supplement in a two-semester principles course or as a text in a social science survey course. The author is affiliated with Oklahoma State University. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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Michael R. Edgmand is a Professor of Economics (Emeritus), retired from Oklahoma State University. He is the author of Macroeconomics: Theory and Policy (first, second and third editions) and coauthor of Economics and Contemporary Issues. Dr. Edgmand is also coauthor of "Trade Expansion, Full Employment, and Adjustment Assistance," for the Southern Economic Journal. His research interests include investment, income policy, and alternative macroeconomic models. He served as Visiting Professor at Reed College in Portland, Oregan (1987) and a Visiting Scholar at the University of Washington (1979-80). Dr. Edgmand is a past president of the Missouri Valley Economic Association, and a member of the American Economic Association, Western Economic Association, and Southern Economic Association. He is listed in Marquis Who's Who in Finance and Industry.

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