The economics of public issues
著者
書誌事項
The economics of public issues
Pearson/Addison Wesley, c2005
14th ed
大学図書館所蔵 全9件
注記
Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-241) and index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
For thirteen editions, The Economics of Public Issues has sparked debate and discussion in economics classrooms, vividly illustrating for generations of students the power of economics as a tool for analyzing issues with which they are already familiar.
This Fourteenth Edition offers provocative new topics to illustrate economic principles through a contemporary lens. The authors' clear presentation and straightforward applications make the study of economics entertaining and informative. The Economics of Public Issues is an essential source of engaging, relevant readings for a principles of economics course, and an excellent way to spark independent thinking and classroom discussions in political economy, public policy, and social issues courses.
目次
Preface
Part 1 The Foundations of Economic Analysis
1. Killer Airbags
2. Terrible Trade-off
3. Flying the Friendly Skies?
4. The Mystery of Wealth
Part 2 Supply and Demand
5. Sex, Booze, and Drugs
6. Expanding Waistlines
7. Is Water Different
8. Slave Redemption in Sudan
9. Choice and Life
10. Smoking and Smuggling
Part 3 Alternative Rationing Systems
11. Bankrupt Landlords, from Sea to Shining Sea
12. Rationing Healthcare
13. The Effects of the Minimum Wage
14. Highway to Happiness
Part 4 Market Structures
15. Give me MP3 or Give Me Death
16. Contracts, Combinations, and Conspiracies
17. Coffee, Tea, or Tuition-Free?
18. Keeping Competition Out
19. The Perils of Product Differentiation
Part 5 Political Economy
20. Raising Less Corn and More Hell
21. Killer Cars and the Rise of the SUV
22. Crime and Punishment
23. The Graying of America
Part 6 Property Rights and the Environment
24. Frankenfoods
25. The Trashman Cometh
26. Bye, Bye Bison
27. Smog Merchants
28. Greenhouse Economies
Part 7 International Trade and Economic Prosperity
29. Free Trade, Less Trade, or No Trade?
30. The $750,000 Steelworker
31. A Farewell to Jobs
32. The Rise of the Dragon
Glossary
Selected References
Index
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