Screen LibraryEveryday economics：honest answers to tough questions
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Palgrave Macmillan,
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| Publisher Address: | New York |
| Publication Dates: | c2009. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | xiv, 203 p.: ; 22 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780230617117 0230617115 |
| Index Number: | F0 |
| CLC: | F0 |
| Call Number: | F0/O324 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-203). Meaning of economics (refined common sense) -- Employment and compensation (labor markets and you) -- Personal finance (your money) -- Personal spending (your purchases) -- Government and the economy (help or hindrance) -- Financial markets (bubbles and bursts) -- Cycles and growth (booms and busts) -- Central banks and money (the fed) -- Economic systems (capitalism and communism) -- Globalization (global economy and you). From how the current crisis happened to the role of banks to how money works, this book addresses complex ideas in an easy to understand Q&A format with lively prose. With examples throughout from personal finance issues such as how to negotiate the best price for a car, and should you buy a warranty for a new computer, to big picture questions that affect our national and global economy such as: What is deflation and inflation? How does monetary policy really work? How does a corporation actually go bankrupt? |