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Author Wolfe, Leonard

Title Easy economics : a visual guide to what you need to know / Leonard Wolfe with Lee Smith and Stephen Buckles ; illustrations by Roy Doty
Published Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley ; Chichester : John Wiley [distributor], 2011

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Description 1 online resource (252 pages) : color illustrations
Series Q & A : simple answers to the questions you've wanted to ask
Q & A : simple answers to the questions you've wanted to ask
Contents Easy Economics: A Visual Guide to What You Need to Know; Contents; Chapter 1: Money: It's fairy dust, but because we believe in it, it works; Chapter 2: Booms & Busts: As smart as they are, the pros can't remove all the bone-rattling bumps; Chapter 3: Taxing & Spending: Policy makers often argue over which is a better steering wheel; Chapter 4: Getting Into Debt: It's been around from the beginning, but the cause has become more worrisome; Chapter 5: The Fed: This very powerful institution performs a kind of magic
Chapter 6: High-Flying Finance: The Wall Street elite can make the planet trembleChapter 7: Globalization: Nowhere to hide: Everywhere is connected to everywhere else; Ripples and Waves: What happens next? How to anticipate the possible consequences of economic events; Key Words and Phrases: A glossary to help you understand a complex economic world; Index
Summary Easy Economics brings you quickly up to speed on those things you need and ought to know and does so through a collection of frequently asked questions and answers ... Cover
Notes Includes index
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Subject Economics -- Miscellanea
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economics -- General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Reference.
Economics
Genre/Form Trivia and miscellanea
Form Electronic book
Author Buckles, Stephen
Doty, Roy, 1922-2015
ISBN 9781118219003
1118219007
9781118218990
111821899X
9781118219010
1118219015
1283332922
9781283332927
9781119202844
1119202841
Other Titles Easy economics Q & A
Easy economics questions and answers