Easy Economics

Leonard Wolfe 지음

Wiley 2011년 11월 03일 출간

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Let's face it, economics can be boring#8230;but we all need a decent understanding of the basics if we want to survive in these difficult anduncertain times. Let's make it more interesting. Easy Economics isn't packed with reams of text or stacks of numbers, this book is visual and engaging. The book aims to bring you up to speed, in a way that entertains while it informs, through a collection of many of the most frequently asked questions--plus some you probably haven't thought of--on the subject of economics. The topics range from: The difference between Debt and DeficitCauses and cures of recessionsThe Financial Crisis of 2007-2009 explainedIs globalization good or bad?How fiscal and monetary policies differBubbles and BustsUnlike so many other books on the subject, it explains through a Q A format with entertaining and informative illustration, providing material that many people ordinarily find uninviting and even intimidating in an easy-to-digest, appealing way.

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Chapter 1: MONEY page 10It's fairy dust, but because we believe in it, it worksWhat happened before there was money?When did barter become popular?Isn't barter an awkward way to trade?How did traders get around that complication?When did coins appear?Who decides what money is?When did paper money begin?What did early Americans use for money?How did we get to the dollar bill?If it isn't backed by gold, what makes the dollar mighty?When did checking accounts start?Why did electronic money catch on?Will paper money disappear?Whatever happened to barter?Chapter 2: BOOMS BUSTS page 42As smart as they are, the pros can't remove all the bone-rattling bumpsWhat do the experts mean when they say the economy is doing well or is doing poorly?What makes up the GDP?What makes the GDP grow?When is the economy booming?Why is overheating bad?What's productivity?How does an overheated economy cool down?Is that what causes a recession?What is deflation?How do you end a recession?How long can a bust last?Chapter 3: TAXING SPENDING page 66Policy makers often argue over which is a better steering wheelWhat is fiscal policy?Who controls tax policy?Where do taxes come from?How come the rich get away without paying taxes?What's a flat tax?What's a consumption tax?Who decides how to spend money?How can government spending increase GDP and employment?Does it work?Can government cut taxes to speed up the economy?Can government increase taxes to slow down the economy?What's the bottom line? Are government spending and taxing good ways to fix a troubled economy?Chapter 4: GETTING INTO DEBT page 92It&-s been around from the beginning, but the cause has become more worrisomeWhat&-s the difference between deficit and debt?<

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THE TEAMAlthough they didn't know each other at the time, Leonard Wolfe and Lee Smith were both students at Yale together: Smith as an undergraduate, and Wolfe as a graduate student. Eventually they worked together at Fortune, where Wolfe was an art director and Smith a senior writer/editor who served as Fortune's bureau chief in both Tokyo and Washington.Stephen Buckles, who served as the book's economics consultant, has had a distinguished career in economics education and currently teaches economics at Vanderbilt University.Roy Doty, whose charming illustrations grace these pages, is considered one of this country's finest cartoonists, and his work has appeared in almost every major publication in America.