Title:
Introducing economics a critical guide for teaching / Mark H. Maier and Julie A. Nelson.
Main Entry:
Maier, Mark, 1950-
Nelson, Julie A., 1956-
ebrary, Inc.
Publisher:
M.E. Sharpe,
Publication Date:
c2007.
Publication Place:
Armonk, N.Y. :
ISBN:
9780765616753 (cloth : alk. paper)
Subject:
Economics -- Study and teaching (Secondary)
Electronic books.
Contents:
Why are we teaching economics? : the history of economics in high schools -- Where did this idea come from? : a primer on major schools of economics -- What is economics? -- Economic systems -- Supply and demand -- Competition and monopoly -- Consumer education -- Business education -- Labor and the distribution of wealth and income -- Gross domestic product -- Roles of government -- Unemployment and inflation -- Money, banking, and the federal reserve -- Fiscal and monetary policy -- Economic growth -- Global economics and trade -- Resource materials.
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