Common sense economics : what everyone should know about wealth and prosperity / James D. Gwartney, Richard L. Stroup, Dwight R. Lee.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gwartney, James D.

Contributor:

Stroup, Richard.

Lee, Dwight R.

Gwartney, James D.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Free enterprise.

Wealth.

Economics.

Finance, Personal.

Saving and investment.

Physical Description:

xi, 194 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : St. Martin's Press, 2005.

Summary:

James Gwartney, Richard L. Stroup, and Dwight R. Lee are three of the most prominent economists today, and in Common Sense Economics they show us why economic understanding is an essential ingredient for life in today's society, a key element that empowers those who possess it to better take charge of their own lives and responsibilities to society. In clear, powerful language free of jargon or obscurity, they illuminate the basic principles of supply and demand, private ownership, trade, and more. In a world where free trade, taxes, and government spending are issues everyone needs to understand, Common Sense Economics is a lucid, simple explanation of how and why our economy and our world work the way they do, and how and why individuals and nations prosper.

Contents:

Part I Ten Key Elements of Economics 1

Part II Seven Major Sources of Economic Progress 33

Part III Economic Progress and the Role of Government 75

Part IV Twelve Key Elements of Practical Personal Finance 119.

Notes:

Rev. ed. of: What everyone should know about wealth and prosperity / James D. Gwartney and Richard L. Stroup. 1993.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-174) and index.

Related Work:

Gwartney, James D. What everyone should know about wealth and prosperity.

ISBN:

031233818X

OCLC:

56108059

Publisher Number:

9780312338183