Common sense economics : what everyone should know about wealth and prosperity / James D. Gwartney, Florida State University, Dwight R. Lee, University Of Georgia, Tawni Hunt Ferrarini, Lindenwood University, Joseph P. Calhoun, Florida State University, Jane Shaw Stroup, James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gwartney, James D., author.

Lee, Dwight R., author.

Ferrarini, Tawni Hunt, author.

Calhoun, Joseph P., author.

Shaw, Jane S., 1944- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Free enterprise.

Wealth.

Economics.

Finance, Personal.

Saving and investment.

wealth.

economics.

Genre:

Instructional and educational works.

Self-help publications.

Physical Description:

261 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Edition:

Fourth edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : St. Martin's Press, 2024.

Summary:

"The fully revised and updated fourth edition of the classic Common Sense Economics. As the global economy recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic and debates over the future of work challenge our long-held preconceptions about what careers and the market can be, learning the basics of economics has never been more essential. Principles such as gains from trade, the role of profit and loss, and the secondary effects of government spending, taxes, and borrowing risk continue to be critically important to the way America's economy functions, and critically important to understand for those hoping to further their professional lives -- even their personal lives. Common Sense Economics discusses these key points and theories and more, using them to show how any reader can make wiser personal choices and form more informed positions on policy. Now in its fourth edition, this classic from James D. Gwartney, Jane S. Stroup, Dwight R. Lee, and Tawni H. Ferrarini has been fully updated to include commentary on the effects of the pandemic on the global economy and the workplace; it offers insight into political processes and the many ways in which economics informs policy, illuminating our world and what might be done to make it better"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part 1: Twelve key elements of economics

Part 2: Seven major sources of economic progress

Part 3: Ten key elements of the economics of government

Part 4: Twelve key elements of practical personal finance.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781250292629

125029262X

OCLC:

1427686050