Common Sense Economics: What Everyone Should Know About Wealth And Prosperity - Hardcover

An accessible introduction to the basics of national and personal economics covers such topics as interest rates, taxes, government and corporate spending, the way government policies affect individuals, and how to make informed policy choices. 25,000 first printing.

James Gwartney served as chief economist for the Joint Economic Committee of Congress. A professor of economics at Florida State University, he holds the Gus A. Stavros Eminent Scholar Chair and directs the Stavros Center for Economic Education.

Richard L. Stroup is the author of Eco-Nomics, professor of economics at Montana State University, and senior fellow at the Property and Environment Research Center. He has also served as chief economist at the Interior Department.

Dwight R. Lee is coauthor of Getting Rich in America. He holds the Ramsey Chair of Private Enterprise at the University of Georgia and is a past president of the Southern Economic Association.