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Smith, Allen W., Ph.D.

 
9780977085118: Demystifying Economics: The Book That Makes Economics Accessible to Everyone
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0977085112 ISBN 13: 9780977085118
Verlag: Ironwood Pubns, 2007

Inhaltsangabe

Demystifying Economics: Expanded Third Edition is a survey of basic economics written in simple language with the use of concrete examples that relate economics to ordinary daily life. The content includes most of the topics covered in an introductory college level economics course, but the material is presented in a very reader-friendly format. Dr. Karen S. Conway of the University of New Hampshire economics department described the first edition of this book as follows: "Demystifying Economics does an amazing job of explaining the basics...and relating them to real world issues and problems...an excellent way for the layperson to learn about the workings of the economy, a superb reminder of what the study of Economics is all about." Dr. John A. Miranowski, of the Iowa State University economics department said this about the first edition. "Demystifying Economics provides an excellent lay-oriented primer on economics in our everyday lives. I cannot think of another effort to write such a book that has been nearly so successful." In this third edition, the author has restructured the organization to make the flow of information smoother and more connected, but he has placed a high priority on maintaining the clarity of presentation that made the previous editions so popular.

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Allen W. Smith has devoted much of his adult life to battling economic illiteracy and promoting economic education. He taught economics to college students for 30 years before retiring as Professor of Economics at Eastern Illinois University in 1998 to become a full-time writer. Over the years, Smith has written numerous books in his effort to help readers understand economics and government economic policy. Understanding Inflation and Unemployment, Smith s first book, became an alternate selection of Fortune Book Club when it was published in 1976. Understanding Economics, published by Random House in 1986, was used in more than 600 schools in 48 states. In recent years, Smith has focused his research and writing on government finance and Social Security. He published The Alleged Budget Surplus, Social Security, and Voodoo Economics in 2000, The Looting of Social Security: How the Government is Draining America s Retirement Account in 2004, and Social Security: The Attempt to Kill It in 2005. Dr. Smith has discussed economics and Social Security on national television, and he has been a guest on more than 100 radio talk shows. He holds a B.S. in Education degree from Ball State University and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in economics from Indiana University.

Dr. Allen W. Smith has devoted much of his adult life to the cause of trying to make economics accessible to everyone. He taught economics to college students for 30 years before retiring as Professor of Economics at Eastern Illinois University in 1998 to become a full-time writer. His first book, UNDERSTANDING INFLATION AND UNEMPLOYMENT, became an alternate selection of Fortune Book Club, and his high school textbook, UNDERSTANDING ECONOMICS, published by Random House, was used in more than 600 schools in 48 states. From 1990 to 1993, Smith wrote a widely-read syndicated column on the economy, and for the past eleven years, Smith has written a weekly philosophical newspaper column, "Contemplating Life." Smith holds a B.S. in Education degree from Ball State University and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in economics from Indiana University. Others book by Allen W. Smith include The Alleged Budget Surplus, Social Security, and Voodoo Economics; The Looting of Social Security; and Social Security: The Attempt to Kill It.

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ISBN 978-0-9770851-2-5 $26.95 I didn t know what the subject was called at the time, but my interest in economics began when I was a small child growing up on an Indiana farm. I wondered about many things during those early years. Why did some people have so much more than others? How does one born into poverty pull oneself out of poverty and experience a more prosperous life?...I had a lot of questions about life in those days, and now I realize that most of my questions were also about economics I got a job in a local factory that manufactured overhead garage doors. When I got laid off about three months later, because of the seasonal nature of the industry, I took a job with a local farmer, picking tomatoes alongside migrant farm workers a man suggested to me one day that maybe I should consider going to college. I considered it and decided that the man was right It (teaching economics at Eastern Illinois University) was a labor of love, but it also raised many concerns in my mind. I observed economic illiteracy firsthand, both in the classroom and in the community Finally, in 1975, I decided to try my hand at simplifying economics and wrote a book entitled, Understanding Inflation and Unemploy-ment, Although economics has a greater impact on our daily lives than almost any other academic subject, it is not a general education requirement for a college degree. The net result is that the majority of college-educated Americans know very little about basic economics. The primary purpose of this book is to make basic economics accessible to everyone regardless of educational background. It is written in simple language with the use of concrete examples that relate economics to ordinary daily life. You can learn a great deal about economics by reading this book, and the better you understand economics, the better you will understand life. Welcome to the world of economic literacy! From the Preface

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Verlag
Ironwood Pubns
Erscheinungsdatum
2007
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0977085112
ISBN 13 
9780977085118
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Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
285
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