Economics of Social Issues

Sharp,Register,andGrimes'."EconomicsofSocialIssues"originatedthesocialissuesapproachtoteachingbasiceconomicprinciplesandhasgarneredaloyaluserfollowingforitstimelyandimpartialhandlingofcurrentsocialissuesthatdominatethenews.Theprimaryobjectivesofthebookaretocreatestudentinterestinthestudyofeconomicsandprovideaframeworkofbasicanalyticaltoolsusefulintheunderstandingofsocialissues.Thiseditionprovidesfreshperspectivesoncurrentsocietaltrendsandpublicdebatestostimulateclassroomdiscussionandhelpstudentslearntheimportantbasicprinciplesofeconomics.Eachchapterpresentseconomicconceptsthenplacesthemwithinthecontextofcurrentissuesfacingsociety.