Economics Explained Everything You Need to Know About How the Economy Works and Where It's Going

, by Heilbroner, Robert L.; Thurow, Lester

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ISBN: 9780684846415 | 0684846411
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 5/5/1998

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Robert Heilbroneris the Norman Thomas Professor of Economics, Emeritus, at The New School for Social Research. He is the author of over twenty books, among themThe Worldly Philosophers.He lives in New York City.

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Introduction	p. v
The Economic Background	p. 1
Capitalism Where Do We Come From?	p. 3
Three Great Economists	p. 17
A Bird's-Eye View Of The Economy	p. 34
The Trend of Things	p. 45
Macroeconomics --The Analysis Of Prosperity And Recession	p. 61
The Gnp	p. 63
Saving And Investing	p. 71
Passive Consumption Active Investment	p. 80
The Economics Of The Public Sector	p. 89
The Debate About Government	p. 99
What Money Is	p. 108
How Money Works	p. 116
The Inflation Problem: I	p. 124
The Inflation Problem: II	p. 132
Fall Behind The Productivity Problem	p. 145
Microeconomics --The Anatomy Of The Market System	p. 155
How Markets Work	p. 157
Where Markets Fail	p. 168
A Look at Big Business	p. 179
The Distribution Of Income	p. 190
The Rest Of The World	p. 203
Defending The Dollar	p. 205
The Multinational Corporation	p. 220
Where Are We Headed?	p. 230
Appendix: How the Banking System Works	p. 241
Index	p. 250
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