The Concise Guide To Economics

by Jim Cox
 

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Introduction

Basics and Applications

  1. Overview of the Schools of Economic Thought
  2. Entrepreneurship
  3. Profit/Loss System
  4. The Capitalist Function
  5. The Minimum Wage
  6. Price Gouging
  7. Price Controls
  8. Regulation
  9. Licensing
  10. Monopoly
  11. Anti-Trust
  12. Unions
  13. Advertising
  14. Speculators
  15. Heroic Insider Trading
  16. Owners vs. Managers
  17. Market vs. Government Provision of Goods
  18. Market vs. Command Economy
  19. Free Trade vs. Protectionism

Money and Banking

  1. Money
  2. Inflation
  3. The Gold Standard
  4. The Federal Reserve System
  5. The Business Cycle
  6. Black Tuesday
  7. The Great Depression

Technicals

  1. Methodology
  2. Labor Theory of Value
  3. The Trade Deficit
  4. Economic Class Analysis
  5. Justice, Property Rights and Inheritance
  6. Cost Push
  7. The Phillips Curve
  8. Perfect Competition
  9. The Multiplier
  10. The Calculation Debate
  11. The History of Economic Thought

A Chronology

About the Author

Praise for the Book

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Solidly and unswervingly libertarian in outlook.  Remarkable succinctness--a wealth of useful information packed into chapters hardly longer than a letter-to-the-editor.  Economic theory is brought to life by humor, plain language, and vivid real-world examples.  I especially enjoyed the too-seldom-heard defenses of speculators, advertisers, corporate raiders, price-gougers and other misunderstood and under-appreciated economic actors.  Among the book's highlights are the short and to-the-point chapters on:  the history of economic thought; "Black Tuesday" and the Great Depression; entrepreneurship; the evil Federal Reserve system; and the superiority of market provision of goods over government provision.  Excellent references tell where to go for further information.  I expect to refer to this book often.
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