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. Sometimes, especially when under pressure, we take the lift. The Preface to Foundations of Economics decribes the book as a toolkit . A toolkit is a set of principles and techniques that can be applied to think about current and future problems.