Roger Miller,
Roger LeRoy Miller
Pearson Education
e druk, 2017
9780134531984
Economics of Public Issues, The
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Paperback, blz.
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Pearson Education |
e druk, 2017
ISBN13: 9780134531984
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Levertijd ongeveer 8 werkdagen
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For principles of economics, public policy, and social issues courses.
Brief, relevant readings that spark independent thinking and classroom discussions
The Economics of Public Issues is a collection of brief, relevant readings that spark independent thinking and classroom discussion in principles of economics and social issues. The 20th Edition encourages students to apply theoretical discussions to today’s important issues to gain a deeper understanding of current microeconomic policy concerns.
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<h2>Brief Contents</h2> <div class="c-section-headers-non-traditional-number-list_container"> <h3>PART ONE: THE FOUNDATIONS OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS</h3> <ol> <li>Death by Bureaucrat</li> <li>Innovation</li> <li>Flying the Friendly Skies?</li> <li>The Mystery of Wealth</li> <li>The Economics of Exclusion</li> </ol> <h3>PART TWO: SUPPLY AND DEMAND</h3> <ol start="6"> <li>Sex, Booze, and Drugs</li> <li>The Economics of Obesity</li> <li>Kidneys for Sale</li> <li>Are We Running Out of Water?</li> <li>Bankrupt Landlords, from Sea to Shining Sea</li> </ol> <h3>PART THREE: LABOR MARKETS</h3> <ol start="11"> <li>Das Kapital in the Twenty-First Century</li> <li>(Why) Are Women Paid Less?</li> <li>The Effects of the Minimum Wage</li> <li>The (Dis)incentives of Higher Taxes</li> </ol> <h3>PART FOUR: MARKET STRUCTURES</h3> <ol start="15"> <li>The Platform Economy</li> <li>Contracts, Combinations, and Conspiracies</li> <li>Coffee, Tea, or Tuition-Free?</li> <li>Keeping the Competition Out</li> </ol> <h3>PART FIVE: POLITICAL ECONOMY</h3> <ol start="19"> <li>Health Insurance for All . . . Or Maybe Not</li> <li>The Deception of Green Energy</li> <li>The Fight over Genetically Modified Foods</li> <li>Student Loans</li> <li>The Graying of America</li> <li>For Whom the Roads Are Tolled</li> </ol> <h3>PART SIX: PROPERTY RIGHTS AND THE ENVIRONMENT</h3> <ol start="25"> <li>What to Do About the Climate?</li> <li>Save That Species</li> <li>Ethanol Madness</li> <li>The Death of Recycling</li> </ol> <h3>PART SEVEN: GLOBALIZATION AND ECONOMIC PROSPERITY</h3> <ol start="29"> <li>The Economics of the Big Mac</li> <li>Globalization and the Wealth of America</li> <li>The $750,000 Steelworker</li> </ol> <h4 class="h5">Selected References</h4> </div>