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Economics of Public Issues, The, 14/E
Roger LeRoy Miller
Daniel K. Benjamin, Clemson University and PERC, Bozeman, Montana
Douglass C. North, Washington University - St. Louis

ISBN-10: 0321303490
ISBN-13:  9780321303493

Publisher:  Prentice Hall
Copyright:  2006
Format:  Paper; 272 pp
Published:  01/05/2005


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For thirteen editions, The Economics of Public Issues has sparked debate and discussion in economics classrooms, vividly illustrating for generations of students the power of economics as a tool for analyzing issues with which they are already familiar.

 

This Fourteenth Edition offers provocative new topics to illustrate economic principles through a contemporary lens. The authors' clear presentation and straightforward applications make the study of economics entertaining and informative. The Economics of Public Issues is an essential source of engaging, relevant readings for a principles of economics course, and an excellent way to spark independent thinking and classroom discussions in political economy, public policy, and social issues courses.


Features

  • Quick access to engaging, relevant readings designed to be easily integrated into any principles of economics or issues-based course.
  • Fun, informative supplement that students actually like to read.
  • Discussion questions are included for each real-world issue and a handy Instructor’s Manual makes leading classroom discussion a breeze.


New To This Edition

  • NINE new chapters reflect the realities of today’s economic environment. Students will explore compelling topics including:
    -   The Mystery of Wealth (chapter 4)
    -   Expanding Waistlines (chapter 6)
    -   Heavenly Highway (chapter 14)
    -   Give me MP3 or Give Me Death (chapter 15)
    -   Raising Less Corn and More Hell (chapter 20)
    -   Frankenfoods (chapter 24)
    -   Free Trade, Less Trade, or No Trade? (chapter 29)
    -   A Farewell to Jobs (chapter 31)
    -   The Rise of the Dragon (chapter 32)


Table of Contents

Preface


Part 1  The Foundations of Economic Analysis

1.  Killer Airbags

2.  Terrible Trade-off

3.  Flying the Friendly Skies?

4.  The Mystery of Wealth

 

Part 2   Supply and Demand

5.  Sex, Booze, and Drugs

6.  Expanding Waistlines

7.  Is Water Different

8.  Slave Redemption in Sudan

9.  Choice and Life

10.  Smoking and Smuggling

 

Part 3   Alternative Rationing Systems

11.  Bankrupt Landlords, from Sea to Shining Sea

12.  Rationing Healthcare

13.  The Effects of the Minimum Wage

14.  Highway to Happiness

 

Part 4   Market Structures

15.  Give me MP3 or Give Me Death

16.  Contracts, Combinations, and Conspiracies

17.  Coffee, Tea, or Tuition-Free?

18.  Keeping Competition Out

19.  The Perils of Product Differentiation

 

Part 5   Political Economy

20.  Raising Less Corn and More Hell

21.  Killer Cars and the Rise of the SUV

22.  Crime and Punishment

23.  The Graying of America

 

Part 6   Property Rights and the Environment

24.  Frankenfoods

25.  The Trashman Cometh

26.  Bye, Bye Bison

27.  Smog Merchants

28.  Greenhouse Economies

 

Part 7   International Trade and Economic Prosperity

29.  Free Trade, Less Trade, or No Trade?

30.  The $750,000 Steelworker

31.  A Farewell to Jobs

32.  The Rise of the Dragon


Glossary
Selected References

Index


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  • Economics of Public Issues, The, 16/E
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  • Economics of Public Issues, The, 15/E
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