Economics Explained: Everything You Need to Know about How the Economy Works and Where It's Going (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780684846415)

In its fourth edition, Economics Explained continues its announced purpose--to explain that mysterious thing called economics--with a new urgency.

It is announced in the first sentence of the introduction: "Just in case the reader-to-be hasn't noticed, disturbing things are going on in the American economy these days."

This new edition is about these disturbing things: a trend toward inequality of incomes, the appearance of a new "globalized" capitalism, the "specter" of inflation. As before, Robert Heilbroner and Lester Thurow treat these problems in language that seeks to make clear their causes and treatments. In this straightforward, highly accessible reference, Heilbroner and Thurow -- two of America's most respected and articulate economists -- offer all the economics essential for becoming an effective investor, a savvy business decision maker, or simply an informed member of society.

Author: Robert L. Heilbroner, Lester Thurow
ISBN-10: 0684846411
ISBN-13: 9780684846415
Publisher: Touchstone Books
Language: English
Published: 05/05/1998
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.70d