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Full Record Check this checkbox to mark or unmark the current record 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 Internet 網上資源