Finally, an issues-oriented approach to economics! ECONOMICS AND CONTEMPORARY ISSUES examines important topics such as the collapse of communism, the role of government in a modern economy, crime, drugs, and poverty.

This is the fascinating, detailed account of the rise and fall of the largest banking house ever before established in the South, whose financial misfeasance during the prosperous twenties led to its eventual collapse and brought ruin to ...

This book will be of interest to economists, political scientists, and researchers interested in public policy. This book is a collection of never-before-published papers from some of the most prominent voices in public economics.

As the global economy recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic and debates over the future of work challenge our long-held preconceptions about what careers and the market can be, learning the basics of economics has never been more essential.

This text examines major issues pertaining to education, health care, Social Security, unemployment, inflation, and international trade.

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