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Economics: Principles in Action
4th Edition
Arthur O'Sullivan Lewis and Clark College, Portland, Oregon
Steven M. Sheffrin University of California
0131334832
Hardcover
2007
Brief Description
New! (High School) Economics: Principles in Action is a multi-dimensional program designed to help students of all abilities achieve fundamental understanding of core economic principles. Key concepts, based on the twenty content standards of the National Council on Economic Education (NCEE), are developed throughout the program—through text, graphics, transparencies, videos, and online resources—and supported by a variety of activities to help students apply their new knowledge to the real world.
Features and Benefits
- Easy-to-grasp approach Clarifies economic principles by breaking them into smaller, more easily understood parts, then using high-interest activities to reinforce them.
- Real-world applications Real Life Case Studies provide opportunities for students to apply economic ideas, while the Simulations and Data Graphing CD-ROM offers interactive stock market and budgeting experience.
- Partnership with The Wall Street Journal Classroom Edition Fosters economic literacy with enriching and authoritative content that focuses on today's high school students.
Table of Contents
Unit 1: Introduction to Economics
Chapter 1: What is Economics?
Chapter 2: Economic Systems
Chapter 3: American Free Enterprise
Unit 2: How Markets Work
Chapter 4: Demand
Chapter 5: Supply
Chapter 6: Prices
Chapter 7: Market Structures
Unit 3: Business and Labor
Chapter 8: Business Organizations
Chapter 9: Labor
Unit 4: Money, Banking, and Finance
Chapter 10: Money and Banking
Chapter 11: Financial Markets
Unit 5: Measuring Economic Performance
Chapter 12: Gross Domestic Product and Growth
Chapter 13: Economic Challenges
Unit 6: Government and the Economy
Chapter 14: Taxes and Government Spending
Chapter 15: Fiscal Policy
Chapter 16: The Federal Reserve and Monetary Policy
Unit 7: The Global Economy
Chapter 17: International Trade
Chapter 18: Economic Development Issues
Reference Section:
Table of Contents
Personal Finance Handbook
Economic Atlas and Databank
Glossary
Companion Website:
http://www.phschool.com/webcodes10/index.cfm
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