Macroeconomics: Canada in the Global Environment, Seventh Edition with MyEconLab

by Michael Parkin, Robin Bade

Parkin/Bade 8e trains students to think like economists by bringing critical issues to the forefront by offering a clear introduction to theory and applying the concepts to today's events, news, and research.

456 pages, Paperback

First published February 28, 1994

About the author

Michael Parkin is an illustrator based in the outskirts of London. He loves finding humor and fun in the everyday, which has led to him working with a variety of clients, including the Science Museum and the BBC.

Reviews

[Peter Sun · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a first year economics textbook, for that its good. But for a textbook to get an idea of how the world economy works, I would give it a three out of five. My major gripe with this book was that it simplified economic theory into a series of concepts that explained cause and effect relationships in the later chapters when talking about inflation, money markets, government policies.

[Thalia · Rating 2 out of 5]

In regards to Canadian context, 5 stars. However in regards to its ability to present macroeconomics in a way as to be understood - yikes! Absolutely sub-par. I had to buy additional texts....

[Bookreadingnarcissist · Rating 1 out of 5]

This textbook was terrible. Difficult to understand, not easy to read, extremely convoluted, and riddled with errors. This is one of the worst textbooks I've had the misfortune of reading, and it showed in the grade I received for my class (I got an B in macro econ while I got an A+ in micro econ - and by the way no, I didn't get a B because I'm stupid - I got a B because this textbook is total dog shit and the class average of the class I was in was a D). And why is it so centered on Canada's economy? Canada is the 10th largest economy in the world, so why aren't we studying economies like China or the USA or Japan or Germany more in depth? What a waste of time I spent reading this garbage. I wouldn't recommend this textbook to anyone unless you want an example of how not to write a textbook. If I could rate it 0/5 stars I would. Do not waste your time reading this crap.
1/5

[Elizabeth Dorfman · Rating 2 out of 5]

horrible

[Grace Kiefer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Macroeconomics is confusing.

[João Zampoli · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great textbook. Some chart definitions for Demand/Supply and Aggregate Demand/Aggregate Supply are somewhat confusing, but everything else was well explained overall.

[Dustin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very useful tool in learning about the workings of the world economy. This is macro economics so it leans towards focusing on the entire economy rather than specific firms.

[Amir Estebari · Rating 2 out of 5]

Full of mistakes. Some parts are explained well but some are very confusing. Not an easy book for a student of economics.