Economics [Hardcover]

Campbell McConnell (Author), Stanley Brue (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0073126632 | ISBN-13: 978-0073126630 | Publication Date: 2008 | Edition: 17th

McConnell and Brue�s Economics: Principles, Problems, and Policies is the leading Principles of Economics textbook because it is innovative and teaches students in a clear, unbiased way. The 17th Edition builds upon the tradition of leadership with three main goals: help the beginning student master the principles essential for understanding the economizing problem, specific economic issues, and the policy alternatives; help the student understand and apply the economic perspective and reason accurately and objectively about economic matters; and promote a lasting student interest in economics and the economy.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 808 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Irwin; 17th edition (2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0073126632
• ISBN-13: 978-0073126630
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 8.6 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #24,257 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Economics 17th edition, March 7, 2008

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K. Stuckey "kateling" (Port Huron, MI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Economics (Hardcover)

I used this text in an Econ class last semester (my first in a few years) and this book was great. The summaries were helpful, there are several in each chapter instead of one at the end, that's very handy when you're looking for specific information. There are lots of charts to help with the formulas. My favorite areas included the chapters on Antitrust Policy and Regulation, Agriculture, Income Inequality, and the Costs of Production. Economics can be pretty dry subject matter, luckily I also had a lively instructor. Obviously as a student you don't get much say in which text you use, but this is a good one.

19 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Generally awful, saved by summaries, February 21, 2008

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Michael Robinson - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Economics (Hardcover)

If you have the misfortune of being assigned this book, I feel for you. The book is filled with needlessly complicated explanations, some of which don't contribute anything to the subject. The authors love to interrupt sentences with variables and equations that could have been saved for information boxes.

The only thing that made this book tolerable is that figure captions and summaries were left to a competent editor. The book could be cut in half with a sufficiently critical editing pass. Don't buy this if your curriculum offers a choice of books.

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One thing to keep in mind while reading is that the text references graphs that appear 1-3 pages before or after the mention. When you come to a graph, keep a placemark on that page. Any text that references a graph is almost unintelligible without the graph, and that constitutes about 70% of each chapter.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good book- lower edition- save a lot, August 7, 2010

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sadkha - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Economics (Hardcover)

The newer edition of this book is out- however all the 18th edition does is flip the micro and macro sections. very easy to figure out. saved a lot of money.