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AUTHOR
Acton, Johnny.
TITLE
Eyewitness. Economy [electronic resource] / written by Johnny Acton and David Goldblatt.
IMPRINT
New York : Dorling Kindersley, 2010.
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource (72 p.) : ill. (some col.).
SERIES
Eyewitness.
SERIES
Gale eBook.
NOTE
Includes index.
CONTENT NOTE
What is the economy? -- Economic goals -- Who decides? -- Making choices -- Owning things -- Division of labor -- Trade -- The birth of money -- Markets and prices -- Banking -- Savings and investments -- Currencies and exchange rates -- Companies and corporations -- The workforce -- Shares and bonds -- Speculation -- Booms and busts -- Credit crunch -- The role of governments -- Measuring the economy -- Tax -- Inflation -- The shadow economy -- Unemployment -- Globalization -- Rich and poor -- Can aid work? -- Future challenges -- The economy and you -- World in numbers.
SUMMARY
Provides a comprehensive examination of the complex ways in which economies succeed or fail, covering the role and value of currency, the reasons that recessions happen, and why some countries are poor while others are rich.
SUBJECT
Economics.
DISCIPLINE
Economics.
DISCIPLINE
Internet Resources.
OTHER AUTHOR
Goldblatt, David, 1965-.
OTHER TITLE
Economy : discover the world of economics, from farmers' markets to international finance.
LINK
Available via Gale Virtual Reference Library. Click here to access (Password can be acquired from eClass public announcement)
ISBN
9780756663285 (ebk.).
Location
Call Number
Status
World Wide Web
330 ACT ebook
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