Foundations of Economics has been created to offer a streamlined introduction to economics for the student who needs a fast-track approach. It covers all the important ideas contained in Economics , but it presents them more succinctly. Foundations of Economics is still rigorous and a reliable way to develop good habits of theoretical reasoning and empirical verification, but, as a fast-track approach, it dispenses with some of the more technical arguments contained in the larger text. These students tell us that Foundations of Economics does the business. It provides a comprehensive and exciting introduction to economics, that is manageable within the time that the students have on such courses to master the basics.
Foundations is also a lot of fun.
It makes people think, challenges their preconceptions, and provides a host of amusing and highly relevant examples of economics in action. People have always told us Economics is easy to read. Foundations is easier to read. Even on longer economics courses, some students find this attractive. Not everyone struggles up the stairs, even though doctors say it is good for us.