Voices on the Economy, Second Edition, Volume II How Open-Minded Exploration of Rival Perspectives Can Spark New Solutions to Our Urgent Economic Problems

This is Volume II of a two-volume set. Voices On The Economy (VOTE) is a refreshing change from the vast majority of economic textbooks. Instead of trying to sell you on the liberal, conservative, or radical economic approach, the book offers all three, side by side, without any biases. It helps you sort through the noise and rhetoric to compare and contrast different ideas for solving our urgent economic problems. Twelve issues are covered in depth, including healthcare, the environment, housing, product safety, livelihood, market power, international trade, economic stability, agriculture, retirement security, income distribution, and the federal budget. Whether you're passionate about economics or have never taken an economics class before, Voices On The Economy will engage and entertain you. It's filled with stories, exercises, and lively activities that teach you how to become fluent in multiple perspectives so you can be a respectful listener, passionate advocate, and intelligent debater. By understanding all the ideas on the table, you might be inspired to find a completely new way to think about economics. You might be our next great economic thinker.

Amy S. Cramer founded Voices On The Economy (VOTE) in 2013, and has trained educators throughout
the world in the VOTE curriculum and methodology. She earned her doctorate in economics from the
University of Massachusetts Amherst and has served on the faculties of Trinity College, Clark University, theUniversity of Arizona, and Pima Community College. Laura Markowitz is a National Magazine Award-winning feature writer, book editor, and multimedia producer. She is contributing producer for Arizona Public Media, co-editor of several anthologies on family systems therapy, and author of a young adult novel, Book of the Sky God.