Designed to accompany the innovative principles textbook The American Economy: How It Works and How It Doesn't, this guide includes key terms and chapter summaries as well as true/false, multiple choice, and thought questions to help students master concepts in microeconomics, macroeconomics, and international economics.
This book is a student reader of the key topics in American economic history.
History of the American Economy
Hadden, Sally E. 2001. Slave Patrols: Law and Violence in Virginia and the Carolinas. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. Hammond, Bray. 1970. Sovereignty and an Empty Purse: Banks and Politics in the ...
The American Economy
American Made: Men who Shaped the American Economy
This comprehensive history of the U.S. economy from colonial times to the present explores the nature of American economic growth, the economic welfare of different social groups, and the role...
Drawing together leading scholars, the book provides a revealing new map of the US political economy in cross-national perspective.
"A convenient summary of a vast amount of research.... packed with facts and figures."--The Village Voice¶"Bellon and Niosi provide a better-argued, academic analysis."--Libertarian Labour Review
This unusual volume marks the sixtieth anniversary of the National Bureau of Economic Research. In contrast to the technical and specialized character of most NBER studies, the current book is...
Sachs explores issues including infrastructure, trade deals, energy policy, and income inequality, providing illuminating and accessible explanations of the forces at work and specific policy solutions.