Designed as an introduction to general economics for non-majors, Sharp/Register/Grimes' Economics of Social Issues presents economic concepts as useful tools to analyze contemporary social issues. Each chapter presents economic concepts then places them within the context of very current issues facing society. The book may also be used to supplement principles courses with lively social issues to add relevance to the economic principles being taught. Economics of Social Issues has garnered a loyal user following for its timely and impartial handling of current social issues which dominate newspapers and television news. While the issues are contemporary and the supporting information updated, the authors remain objective.
FREE Two-Day Shipping for students on millions of items. Learn more |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
There is a newer edition of this item:
|
Book Description
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
ANSEL M. SHARP, an Emeritus Professor of Political Economy at the University of the South, is a distinguished economist and frequent contributor to the literature of economics. CHARLES A. REGISTER earned an undergraduate degree in economics from the University of Maryland in 1980 and entered the Ph.D. program in economics at Oklahoma State University. PAUL W. GRIMES is Professor of Economics at Mississippi State University. He was an undergraduate at Pittsburg State University and received his Ph.D. from Oklahoma State University, where he studied under Professors Sharp and Leftwich.
--This text refers to an alternate
Paperback
edition.
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
More About the Authors
Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
outstanding introduction to economics,
By A Customer
This review is from: Economics of Social Issues (Paperback)
this is an outstanding book for those who want to know more, but not too much more, about economic thinking. modern examples and applications make the book easy to read, for a university text.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good introduction to applied economics,
This review is from: Economics of Social Issues (Paperback)
This is an introductory policy economics book. The principal weakness of this book is that it does not give a solid explanation of economic theory, and it will probably be a bit basic for anyone who has taken even separate introductory courses in microeconomic and macroeconomic theory. The book appears to be designed to stand alone as introductory economics textbook for non-economics majors. What little (very little) economic theory is needed to understand this book is explained within, but it is not enough to meet even the needs of introductory class economics class for business or economics majors. Political science majors might find this book useful for giving them an introduction to the economic issues at hand in education, unemployment, free trade, government spending, social security, and other areas (such as the business of big sports). Importantly, the authors seem to come out with new editions often, so they are hopefully keeping up to date on the issues.This book will give someone as solid a foundation as can be achieved wihtout really learning economic theory, which makes me think that it would be best for people studying a political or policy-related field. It could perhaps be used in a serious economics class, provided sources of more in depth information are also used.
5.0 out of 5 stars
awesome price for this book!,
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: Economics of Social Issues (Paperback)
I was pleasantly surprised at the quality of this book given the price I paid for it. It was in excellent shape and I saved 90%. Thank you for sharing this bargain with a starving college student.
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
Inside This Book
(learn more)
First Sentence:
Argentina may produce enough food to feed a population equivalent to that of the United States, but little has reached 1-year-old Debora Santana, who lay in a rusty hospital cradle with an IV drip attached to her rake-thin arm. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
aggregate supply policies, monopsonistic profit, collectively consumed goods, marginal private benefit curve, purely private market, crime prevention budget, pollution rights market, consumption possibilities curve, marginal social benefit curve, negative income tax system, legal reserve ratio, bequest effect, crime prevention activities, opportunity cost principle, pure command economy, negative income tax proposal, equimarginal principle, old welfare system, production possibilities curve, deadweight welfare loss, wealth substitution effect, government expenditure programs, professional sports clubs, marginal social cost, marginal private cost Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, New York, Federal Reserve, World Wide Web Resources, Soviet Union, Discussion Questions, Additional Readings, Department of Commerce, Economic Report of the President, Protectionism Versus Free Trade, Bureau of the Census, European Union, The Economics of Big Business, The Economics of Education, The Economics of Professional Sports, Unemployment Issues, Alleviating Human Misery, World Bank, Great Depression, World War, The Economics of Monopoly Power, World Trade Organization, National Bureau of Economic Research, Brookings Institution, North American Free Trade Agreement New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Surprise Me!
Argentina may produce enough food to feed a population equivalent to that of the United States, but little has reached 1-year-old Debora Santana, who lay in a rusty hospital cradle with an IV drip attached to her rake-thin arm. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
aggregate supply policies, monopsonistic profit, collectively consumed goods, marginal private benefit curve, purely private market, crime prevention budget, pollution rights market, consumption possibilities curve, marginal social benefit curve, negative income tax system, legal reserve ratio, bequest effect, crime prevention activities, opportunity cost principle, pure command economy, negative income tax proposal, equimarginal principle, old welfare system, production possibilities curve, deadweight welfare loss, wealth substitution effect, government expenditure programs, professional sports clubs, marginal social cost, marginal private cost Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, New York, Federal Reserve, World Wide Web Resources, Soviet Union, Discussion Questions, Additional Readings, Department of Commerce, Economic Report of the President, Protectionism Versus Free Trade, Bureau of the Census, European Union, The Economics of Big Business, The Economics of Education, The Economics of Professional Sports, Unemployment Issues, Alleviating Human Misery, World Bank, Great Depression, World War, The Economics of Monopoly Power, World Trade Organization, National Bureau of Economic Research, Brookings Institution, North American Free Trade Agreement New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Surprise Me!
Citations (learn more)
This book cites 95
books:
See all 95 books this book cites
6
books
cite this book:
See all 6 books citing this book
- The Macro Economy Today with DiscoverEcon with Solman Videos by Bradley Schiller on page 315, and page 342
- Rhetoric Versus Reality: What We Know and What We Need to Know About Vouchers and Charter Schools by Brian P. Gill on page 153, and page 161
- The Economy Today, Tenth Edition by Bradley R. Schiller on page 315, and page 342
- Understanding Economics Today by Gary M Walton on page 315, and page 342
- Big Business (Man2man) by C. Case on page 200, and page 222
See all 95 books this book cites
- The Myth of Free Trade: The Pooring of America by Ravi Batra in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- International review of comparative public policy, Volume 7 by MERCURO on page 100
- Telecommunications Deregulation and the Information Economy (Artech House Telecommunications Library) by james Shaw on page 23
- Bayesian Methods: A Social and Behavioral Sciences Approach (Chapman & Hall/CRC Statistics in the Social and Behavioral Sciences) by Jeff Gill on page 291
- Telecommunications Deregulation (Artech House Telecommunications Library) by james Shaw on page 23
See all 6 books citing this book
Books on Related Topics
(learn more)
|
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Suggested Tags from Similar Products(What's this?)Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product).
|
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
