Economics Explained : Everything You Need to Know about How the Economy Works and Where It's Going

Heilbroner, Robert L., Thurow, Lester C.

ISBN 10: 0671884220 / ISBN 13: 9780671884222

Published by Touchstone, 1994

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Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Economics Explained : Everything You Need to Know about How the Economy Works and Where It's Going
• Publisher: Touchstone
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0671884220
• ISBN 13: 9780671884222
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: (3rd)94 Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 1.003 pounds

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Synopsis

Two of America's most respected economists clarify the basics of economics for everyone who wants to understand the nature of the economic forces that seem to rule our lives. "Clarity triumphant, whether the topic is inflation or government, markets or Marx."--Newsday.

Reviews

Heilbroner and Thurow are two of today's better-known economists, their commentary more likely to appear in the New Yorker or Newsweek than as a piece in the American Economic Review. This is the substantially revised and updated third edition of their primer on economics. Well written and readable, it successfully targets those with little or no background in the subject, clearly explaining concepts such as the GNP, deficit spending, and price systems. It also provides an overview of the history of economic thought by contrasting the theories of Adam Smith, Karl Marx, and John Maynard Keynes. While economic theories are often likely to be colored by political or moral values, the authors readily identify opinions or statements that may be controversial. David Rouse