Items related to Und Econ Today
This textbook by Hendrik Van den Berg on Economic Growth and Development presents a long-awaited synthesis of Development Economics and Growth Theory. It also incorporates the recent contributions to our understanding of economic growth from the fields of economic history and the new institutional economics. By basing its analysis on the recent advances in growth theory, the book offers a unified approach to all episodes of economic growth for countries at all levels of development and throughout history. Students will be comfortable with an analysis that enables them to understand economic growth in their own country as well as in economies very different from their own. The unified theoretical framework greatly facilitates students understanding of the process of economic growth, and the many cases and examples highlight the fascinating diversity of our world.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
From the Publisher:
Five Economic reasoning propositions are first introduced in the preface, repeated and expanded in chapter one and continued throughout the text. These propositions explain how prices emerge and influence behavior of individuals as participants in commercial societies. They are now highlighted as reminders in particular applications e.g. incentives matter, choices impose costs on individuals. This new emphasis better empowers the student to use these reasoning skills.
A new section highlights the distinction between choices and actions in personal circumstances. This new material addresses moral questions (e.g. The Golden Rule) regarding behavior and shows the limits of economic reasoning in personal interactions and their explanatory power in impersonal ones.
New section (in Chapter 5) indicates how current government policies helped kill Walter Payton at age 45, the National Football Leagues leading all-time rusher. Economic reasoning propositions explain why.
The section on welfare is completely revised (Chapter 19). The impact that national and state policy changes have on welfare dependence is stressed.
Contemporary economic Issues (including social security, health care policy, farm policy, income distribution) and economic data are updated throughout. The survey student is introduced to timely and contemporary economics which will become increasingly important during the election year 2000.
Analytical-technical complexities have been simplified in the macro section.
The Instructor's Manual will now include 20 Voluntary National Economics Standards. These Standards will be linked to the economic reasoning propositions to help teachers know what students should learn. Examples of what students should be able to do to show their economic reasoning skills are also given.
Updated, revised, and improved test bank.
The student obtains a respect for and knowledge of the economic way of thinking. Comprehensive yet not overly detailed, the text's clear narrative focuses on the key economic concepts.
Economic Reasoning Propositions are introduced in the preface, continued in Chapter one, and are found throughout the text. An example of an Economic Reasoning Proposition: Incentives matter. Incentives are rewards that encourage people to act. Disincentives discourage actions. People respond to incentives in predictable ways; when incentives change, behavior changes in predictable ways.
The circular flow diagram is used through many of the macroeconomics chapters. This pedagogical device brings a sense of order to the complexities of macroeconomics.
Extensive Pedagogy
- Chapter Previews encapsulate primary concepts presented in the chapter by detailing situations or events familiar to students.
- Concepts Reintroduced is an alphabetical listing of reintroduced key terms with references to the page where the concept was first discussed.
- New Concepts are key new terms introduced in chapter. The term is in bold face as part of the explanation; a capsule definition is set off as a reinforcement within each appropriate section. The term is also defined in the Glossary of nearly 300 entries.
- Chapter Objectives lists skills and concepts student can expect to acquire and master after covering the chapter.
- Tables and Figures supplement and clarify text explanations and offer visual contrast to the printed word. Most of these are half page sized making them easy for students to understand.
- Tool Kits, are special two-page spreads in most chapters; these help the student apply economic reasoning learned in the chapter.
- Influential Economists/Influential Institutions: These special interest boxes are found in seven chapters; they summarize contributions made by institutions and significant economists from the 18th century to the present. These boxes complement the text material and enrich the student's understanding of economic history.
- Chapter Reviews recap the major topics developed in the chapter.
- Multiple-Choice Self-Test/Study Questions/Problems are testing features which reinforce chapter material. They support students' mastery of the basic concepts and enhance analytical skills developed in the chapter.
Author Gary Walton is a renowned expert in the field of teaching economics. He is President of The Foundation for Teaching Economics (FTE), a nonprofit organization providing several different economic education programs to educators and to young people selected for their leadership potential.
About the Author:
A new section highlights the distinction between choices and actions in personal circumstances. This new material addresses moral questions (e.g. The Golden Rule) regarding behavior and shows the limits of economic reasoning in personal interactions and their explanatory power in impersonal ones.
New section (in Chapter 5) indicates how current government policies helped kill Walter Payton at age 45, the National Football Leagues leading all-time rusher. Economic reasoning propositions explain why.
The section on welfare is completely revised (Chapter 19). The impact that national and state policy changes have on welfare dependence is stressed.
Contemporary economic Issues (including social security, health care policy, farm policy, income distribution) and economic data are updated throughout. The survey student is introduced to timely and contemporary economics which will become increasingly important during the election year 2000.
Analytical-technical complexities have been simplified in the macro section.
The Instructor's Manual will now include 20 Voluntary National Economics Standards. These Standards will be linked to the economic reasoning propositions to help teachers know what students should learn. Examples of what students should be able to do to show their economic reasoning skills are also given.
Updated, revised, and improved test bank.
The student obtains a respect for and knowledge of the economic way of thinking. Comprehensive yet not overly detailed, the text's clear narrative focuses on the key economic concepts.
Economic Reasoning Propositions are introduced in the preface, continued in Chapter one, and are found throughout the text. An example of an Economic Reasoning Proposition: Incentives matter. Incentives are rewards that encourage people to act. Disincentives discourage actions. People respond to incentives in predictable ways; when incentives change, behavior changes in predictable ways.
The circular flow diagram is used through many of the macroeconomics chapters. This pedagogical device brings a sense of order to the complexities of macroeconomics.
Extensive Pedagogy
- Chapter Previews encapsulate primary concepts presented in the chapter by detailing situations or events familiar to students.
- Concepts Reintroduced is an alphabetical listing of reintroduced key terms with references to the page where the concept was first discussed.
- New Concepts are key new terms introduced in chapter. The term is in bold face as part of the explanation; a capsule definition is set off as a reinforcement within each appropriate section. The term is also defined in the Glossary of nearly 300 entries.
- Chapter Objectives lists skills and concepts student can expect to acquire and master after covering the chapter.
- Tables and Figures supplement and clarify text explanations and offer visual contrast to the printed word. Most of these are half page sized making them easy for students to understand.
- Tool Kits, are special two-page spreads in most chapters; these help the student apply economic reasoning learned in the chapter.
- Influential Economists/Influential Institutions: These special interest boxes are found in seven chapters; they summarize contributions made by institutions and significant economists from the 18th century to the present. These boxes complement the text material and enrich the student's understanding of economic history.
- Chapter Reviews recap the major topics developed in the chapter.
- Multiple-Choice Self-Test/Study Questions/Problems are testing features which reinforce chapter material. They support students' mastery of the basic concepts and enhance analytical skills developed in the chapter.
Author Gary Walton is a renowned expert in the field of teaching economics. He is President of The Foundation for Teaching Economics (FTE), a nonprofit organization providing several different economic education programs to educators and to young people selected for their leadership potential.
Gary Walton, University of California Davis - Frank Wykoff, Pomona College and Claremont College Graduate School
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherMcGraw-Hill Inc.,US
- Publication date1996
- ISBN 10 0256172366
- ISBN 13 9780256172362
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number5
- Number of pages496
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
Stock Image
Understanding Economics Today (Irwin Series in Economics)
Published by
Richard D Irwin
(1995)
ISBN 10: 0256172366
ISBN 13: 9780256172362
Used
Paperback
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used textbooks may not include companion materials such as access codes, etc. May have some wear or writing/highlighting. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!. Seller Inventory # S_306166670
Buy Used
£ 8.14
Convert currency