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Economics of social issues / Ansel M. Sharp, Charles A. Register, Paul W. Grimes.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublication details: Boston : McGraw-Hill/Irwin, c2002.Edition: 15th edDescription: xv, 443 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 0072378778 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISSN:
  • 9780072378771
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HB171.5 .S5498
Contents:
Introduction -- 1. Human Misery: The Most Important Issue of Them All -- pt. 1. Resource Allocation -- 2. Government Control of Prices: Do the Poor Benefit? -- 3. Economics of Higher Education: Who Benefits and Who Pays the Bills? -- 4. Energy Problems: Must Simple Things Be Made Complex? -- 5. Economics of Crime and Its Prevention: How Much Is Too Much? -- 6. Pollution Problems: Must We Foul Our Own Nests? -- 7. The Economics of Big Business: Who Does What to Whom? -- 8. Airline Regulation and Deregulation: Who Gains from Regulation? -- 9. Protectionism versus Free Trade: Can We Restrict Ourselves into Prosperity? -- 10. Health Issues: Is It Worth What It Costs? -- pt. 2. Distribution of Income -- 11. Poverty Problems: Is Poverty Necessary? -- 12. Discrimination: The High Cost of Prejudice -- pt. 3. Stabilization -- 13. Unemployment Issues: Why Do We Waste Our Labor Resources? -- 14. Inflation: How to Gain and Lose at the Same Time -- pt. 4. The Public Sector -- 15. Government Expenditure and Tax Issues: Who Wins and Who Loses? -- 16. The Big National Debt: Is It Bad? -- Glossary -- Index.
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Introduction --
1. Human Misery: The Most Important Issue of Them All --
pt. 1. Resource Allocation --
2. Government Control of Prices: Do the Poor Benefit? --
3. Economics of Higher Education: Who Benefits and Who Pays the Bills? --
4. Energy Problems: Must Simple Things Be Made Complex? --
5. Economics of Crime and Its Prevention: How Much Is Too Much? --
6. Pollution Problems: Must We Foul Our Own Nests? --
7. The Economics of Big Business: Who Does What to Whom? --
8. Airline Regulation and Deregulation: Who Gains from Regulation? --
9. Protectionism versus Free Trade: Can We Restrict Ourselves into Prosperity? --
10. Health Issues: Is It Worth What It Costs? --
pt. 2. Distribution of Income --
11. Poverty Problems: Is Poverty Necessary? --
12. Discrimination: The High Cost of Prejudice --
pt. 3. Stabilization --
13. Unemployment Issues: Why Do We Waste Our Labor Resources? --
14. Inflation: How to Gain and Lose at the Same Time --
pt. 4. The Public Sector --
15. Government Expenditure and Tax Issues: Who Wins and Who Loses? --
16. The Big National Debt: Is It Bad? --
Glossary --
Index.

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