Resources By Department: Economics: Topic Overviews

GENERAL ECONOMICS TOPIC OVERVIEW RESOURCES

BASIC ECONOMICS: A COMMON SENSE GUIDE TO THE ECONOMY This work seeks to bring the world into clearer focus through a basic understanding of the fundamental economic principles and how they explain our lives. Drawing on lively examples from around the world and from centuries of history, Sowell explains basic economic principles for the general public in plain English. (Credo Reference)
21ST CENTURY ECONOMICS Provides summaries of theory and models in key areas of micro and macroeconomics. Topics include an introduction to relevant theory and empirical evidence. (Gale Virtual Reference Library)
THE MAKING OF MODERN ECONOMICS: THE LIVES AND IDEAS OF THE GREAT THINKERS An accessible introduction to the major economic thinkers of the past 225 years, now updated to include more information on Adam Smith, Karl Marx, Joseph Stglitz, imperfect markets, and behavioral economics. (Credo Reference)
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50 ECONOMICS CLASSICS From Karl Marx to Naomi Klein, from The Wealth of Nations to Piketty's Capital, here are the 50 most important titles on finance and world economy distilled. (Credo Reference)

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