Real World Micro

Edition:

16th Edition

Date of publication:

June 2009

ISBN:

978-1-878585-98-1

Pages:

188

Price:

$33.95

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In addition to presenting alternative perspectives on the basics -- supply and demand, production and consumption decisions, market structure and monopoly -- Real World Micro explores economic principles by discussing government policy and workplace issues. The new edition tackles a range of hot-button topics including the global financial crisis, Social Security debate, affordable housing, CEO compensation, the privatization of public goods like water, and the consequences of unchecked global and national inequality.

The thoroughly revised and expanded 16th edition also contains new chapter introductions reviewing the concepts examined in each article, as well as discussion questions relating them to a standard textbook. And while Real World Micro is a great supplement to any mainstream text, its articles are now keyed to David Colander's popular textbook, Economics, and its microeconomics "split."

Real World Micro's readable articles are drawn from the pages of Dollars & Sense, the leading magazine of popular economics. Dollars & Sense also publishes Real World Macro, The Wealth Inequality Reader, Current Economic Issues, Real World Globalization, Real World Banking, The Environment in Crisis, Introduction to Political Economy, and Unlevel Playing Fields.

"The principles of economics books (yes, even mine) tend to be on the dull side and leave aspects of the economy and economics unchallenged. Real World Micro and Macro can spice up your course and lead students to ask the type of questions they should be asking." -- David Colander, Middlebury College

"I've had great success with Real World Micro. Students really like its short, snappy analysis of current events and feel challenged by its alternative viewpoint." -- Susan Helper, Case Western Reserve University

"As textbooks become more conservative and less topical, I find that Dollars & Sense readers are more useful than ever in my undergraduate classes. They are jargon-free, up-to-date, and inexpensive -- as well as consistently and thoughtfully progressive. I recommend them highly." -- Robin Hahnel, American University