| Economics of Public Issues, The (15th Edition) | 
 enlarge | Authors: Roger Leroy Miller, Daniel K. Benjamin, Douglass C. North
Publisher: Addison Wesley
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 4675
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Edition: 15
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5.4 x 0.7
ISBN: 0321416104
Dewey Decimal Number: 330.9730931
EAN: 9780321416100
ASIN: 0321416104
Publication Date: July 20, 2007
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The Economics of Public Issues is a collection of brief, relevant readings that spark independent thinking and classroom discussions in principles of economics, public policy, and social issues courses. The Foundations of Economic Analysis: Death by Bureaucrat; Ethanol Madness; Flying the Friendly Skies?; The Mystery of Wealth. Supply and Demand: Sex, Booze, and Drugs; Expanding Waistlines; Is Water Different?; Slave Redemption in Sudan; Smoking and Smuggling; Bankrupt Landlords, from Sea to Shining Sea. Labor Markets: (Why) Are Women Paid Less?; The Effects of the Minimum Wage; Immigration, Superstars, and Poverty; A Farewell to Jobs. Market Structures: Monopsony and Competition in Health Care; Big Oil, Big Oil Prices?; Contracts, Combinations, and Conspiracies; Coffee, Tea, or Tuition-Free?; College Costs (?and Costs and Costs); Keeping the Competition Out; Political Economy: Raising Less Corn and More Hell; Killer Cars and the Rise of the SUV; Crime and Punishment; The Graying of America; Heavenly Highway. Property Rights and the Environment: The Trashman Cometh; Bye-Bye, Bison; Smog Merchants; Greenhouse Economics. International Trade and Economic Prosperity: Free Trade, Less Trade, or No Trade?; The $750,000 Steelworker; The Lion, the Dragon, and the Future. For all readers interested in principles of economics, public policy, and social issues..
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 Great for a textbook November 3, 2008
This book is by far the best textbook that I have had to read. The material is presented in real case studies so it reads more like a story than its more cut-and-dry counterparts.
great guide book April 30, 2008
Best to read this one after Intro to Microeconomics or in a class where the instructor can set aside a little time to explain concepts like elasticity, dead weight loss, supply/demand curves and externalities. Really great examples of economic concepts that are applicable today. This would be a great book for a 12th grade class or to compliment a microeconomics text in college.
Great service! February 18, 2008
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I was pleased to receive the book in the great condition and in such a timely fashion. I would order from this person again!
 Economics for Graph-o-Phobics November 8, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I used this book with a class of gifted high school seniors. It's absolutely perfect when you want to THINK like an economist, but not graph like one or plug into equations like one. Chapters cover very current and intersting issues, guaranteed to appeal to high school and college students and to stimulate discussion. Highly recommended.
Ships well, decent book January 17, 2007
Ships well. For a college class assignment, it wasn't bad. It just gives examples of economic problems and has end of section questions that require thinking (more of an opinion answer really). I wouldn't just read it for pleasure, but it's not bad for an econ book.
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