Basic economics: a common sense guide to the economy

Part 1: Prices and markets. The role of prices ; Price controls ; An overview of prices

Part 2: Industry and commerce. The rise and fall of businesses ; The role of profits

and losses ; The economics of big business ; Regulation and anti-trust laws ; Market and non-market economies

Part 3: Work and pay. Productivity and pay ; Minimum wage laws ; Special problems in labor markets

Part 4: Time and risk. Investment. ; Stocks, bonds and insurance ; Special problems of time and risk

Part 5: The national economy. National output ; Money and the banking system ; Government functions ; Government finance ; Special problems in the national economy

Part 6: The international economy. International trade ; International transfers of wealth ; International disparities in wealth

Part 7: Special economic issues. Myths about markets ; "Non-economic" values ; The history of economics ; Parting thoughts.

What is economics?

Prices and markets

Industry and commerce

Work and pay

Time and risk

The national economy

The international economy

Special economic issues.