Basic economics
Subtitle: a citizen's guide to the economy
By: Thomas Sowell
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 366
ISBN-13: 9780585417776
Subjects: Economics; Économie politique; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS; General; Reference
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-357) and index.
Table of contents: title: What Is Economics?; title: Part I: Prices; title: The Role of Prices; title: Price Controls; title: Part II: Industry and Commerce; title: The Rise and Fall of Business; title: The Role of Profits; title: and Losses; title: Big Business and Government; title: Part III:  Work and Pay; title: Productivity and Pay; title: Controlled Labor Markets; title: Part IV:  Time and Risk; title: Investment and Speculation; title: Risks and Insurance; title: Part V: The National Economy; title: National Output; title: Money and the Banking System; title: The Role of Government; title: Part VI: The International Economy; title: International Trade; title: International Transfers of Wealth; title: Part VII:  Popular Economic Fallacies; title: Non-Economic" Values; title: Prices and Purchasing Power; title: Business and Labor.