Topics such as national health, aging and care of the elderly, economics of professional sports, pollution, governmental control of prices, inflation unemployment, the national debt, and economic growth are covered. The main antitrust laws and the rich variety of court decisions that have influenced decades of economic activity. The arguments of the plaintiffs and prosecution are discussed and evaluated as well as the majority and minority opinions of the Court. Economic analysis is employed to view the economic motives of the firms involved.
Monetary theory is developed and momentary policies are considered.
The meaning of economic development. The interaction of economic, social and cultural forces in development. Widely different time periods will be considered. Basic economic analysis of pollution control. A growing concern of policy-makers is how to achieve both economic growth and a cleaner environment.