false 6562528 1 <DIV sercontent><B></B> Economics is a subject you <I>learn by doing. </I><B>Essential Foundations of Economics </B>breaks the mold of a traditional text and becomes a practice-oriented learning system. Each chapter uses a Checklist to focus readers' attention on the most important key concepts. A discrete section introduces each of these core concepts and is immediately followed by a Checkpoint, a full page of practice that applies the concept. The result is a patient, confidence-building approach that prepares readers to <I>use</I> economics in their lives, regardless of what their future career will be.<BR><BR><B></B> <B>Introduction: </B>Getting Started; The U.S. and Global Economies; The Economic Problem; Demand and Supply. <B>A Closer Look at Markets: </B>Elasticities of Demand and Supply; Efficiency and Fairness of Markets; Markets in Action; Global Markets in Action. <B>Prices, Profits, and Industry Performance: </B>Externalities; Production and Cost; Perfect Competition; Monopoly; Monopolistic Competition and Oligopoly. <B>Monitoring the Macroeconomy: </B>GDP and the Standard of Living; The CPI and the Cost of Living; Jobs and Unemployment. <B>Understanding the Macroeconomy: </B>Potential GDP and Economic Growth; The Monetary System; <I>AS-AD </I>and the Business Cycle; Fiscal Policy and Monetary Policy.<BR><BR><B></B> For all readers interested in economics. </DIV> 6755372 7 3 2008 Essential Foundations of Economics (4th Edition) 0 0 0 0 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=6562528