Introducing economics a critical guide for teaching /

Main Author: Maier, Mark, 1950-
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc.
Other Authors: Nelson, Julie A.,
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, c2007.
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Online Access:http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ucy/Doc?id=10294873
Table of 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.