Economics Of Social Issues

1 Alleviating Human Misery: The Role of Economic Reasoning

2 Economic Systems, Resource Allocation, and Social Well-Being: Lessons from the Fall of the Soviet Union

3 Government Control of Prices in Mixed Systems: What Are the Actual Outcomes

4 Pollution Problems: Must We Foul Our Own Nests?

5 Economics of Crime and Its Prevention: How Much is Too Much?

6 Poverty Problems and Discrimination: Why Are So Many Still So Poor?

7 The Economics of Big Business: Who Does What to Whom?

8 The Economics of Professional Sports: What is the Real Score?

9 Protectionism versus Free Trade: Can We Restrict Ourselves into Prosperity?

10 Unemployment Issues: Why do We Waste Our Labor Resources?

11 Inflation: How to Gain and Lose at the Same Time

12 Economic Growth: Are We Living in a "New Economy"?

13 Government Spending, Taxing, and the National Debt: Who Wins and Who Loses?

14 Social Security and Medicare: How Secure Is Our Safety Net for the Eldery?

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