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The complete idiot's guide to economics, by Tom Gorman

Label
The complete idiot's guide to economics
Title
The complete idiot's guide to economics
Statement of responsibility
by Tom Gorman
Creator
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
Presents a guide to economics that covers such topics as leading economic indicators, fiscal and monetary policy, supply and demand, consumer behavior, the federal budget, business cycles, and the banking system
Cataloging source
YDXCP
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Gorman, Tom
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
Series statement
The complete idiot's guide
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
Economics
Label
The complete idiot's guide to economics, by Tom Gorman
Instantiates
Publication
Note
"Understand the forces behind the ups and downs of our economy" --Cover
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [387]-392) and index
Contents
Economics explains it all -- Who gets what, and how? -- GDP and the players three -- The economist's toolbox -- Supply, demand, and the invisible hand -- Look at these prices! -- Capitalism at work -- Buyer be where? -- Income, outgo, and investment -- The business of business -- Wages, workers, and the workplace -- To have and have not -- The government and the economy -- The ups and downs of the business cycle -- Hey, big spender! The federal budget -- Fiscal policy and economic growth -- Money, the banking system, and policy -- The color- and velocity- of money -- The banks' bank: the Federal Reserve -- Monetary policy: the gas and the brakes -- The global economy -- International trade: exports, imports, etc. -- International finance -- The global economy -- Situational economics -- U.S. health care: on life support? -- The economics of sustainable growth -- Learning to "read" the economy -- Everyday economics
Control code
2010908788
Edition
2nd ed.
Extent
xvii, 414 p.
Isbn
9781592579815
Isbn Type
(pbk)
Lccn
2010908788
Other physical details
ill.
Label
The complete idiot's guide to economics, by Tom Gorman
Publication
Note
"Understand the forces behind the ups and downs of our economy" --Cover
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [387]-392) and index
Contents
Economics explains it all -- Who gets what, and how? -- GDP and the players three -- The economist's toolbox -- Supply, demand, and the invisible hand -- Look at these prices! -- Capitalism at work -- Buyer be where? -- Income, outgo, and investment -- The business of business -- Wages, workers, and the workplace -- To have and have not -- The government and the economy -- The ups and downs of the business cycle -- Hey, big spender! The federal budget -- Fiscal policy and economic growth -- Money, the banking system, and policy -- The color- and velocity- of money -- The banks' bank: the Federal Reserve -- Monetary policy: the gas and the brakes -- The global economy -- International trade: exports, imports, etc. -- International finance -- The global economy -- Situational economics -- U.S. health care: on life support? -- The economics of sustainable growth -- Learning to "read" the economy -- Everyday economics
Control code
2010908788
Edition
2nd ed.
Extent
xvii, 414 p.
Isbn
9781592579815
Isbn Type
(pbk)
Lccn
2010908788
Other physical details
ill.

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