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DescriptionThis easy-to-understand and fully illustrated handbook teaches essential economic thinking, topics, and concepts so you can confidently apply economic reasoning in daily situations and discussions. For many of us, the discipline of economics conjures up the idea of an inaccessible, challenging, and complicated realm. In reality, we are embedded in our economies and therefore need to think and engage along economic lines and applications every day--in the public square, in our own households, in the workplace, at the supermarket, at the bank, technologically, globally, and environmentally. Economic insight and knowledge can easily and quickly solve a curiosity or problem, avoid a minor catastrophe, or even help provide empirical support for your own economic "hunch" or theory. With Everyday Economics Made Easy, economics comes down from the ivory tower and to the forefront of your consciousness, teaching the most important basic economic concepts, history, debates, areas, and ways of thinking about economic issues--all while fostering your own ability to personalize the discipline of economics to help you to become your own favorite economist. Using an encouraging voice throughout, each chapter is devoted to a specific economic topic and explains the underlying questions, approaches, and analysis in a simple and easy-to-understand way. Step-by-step instructions on a wide range of topics are enforced with sidebars on how to engage, interact, think through, and resolve economic issues and questions satisfactorily, focusing especially on the following topics:
Get a quick review of everything you forgot you knew with the Everyday Learning series from Wellfleet Press. Need a refresher course in topics like grammar and philosophy? Then let these handy reference books be your sidekicks on your journey to higher learning. You'll learn about timeless global topics, as well as the thought leaders responsible for some of the greatest contributions in the worlds of science, art, and more. Packed with useful information, these portable books are perfect for commuters who want to jump-start their day with useful and fun facts. With the Everyday Learning series, you'll be an expert in any field in no time. Other titles in this series include: Everyday Economics Made Easy, Everyday Grammar Made Easy, Everyday Mathematics Made Easy, Everyday Philosophy Made Easy, and Everyday Spanish Made Easy. |