This text explains the logic, language and worldview of economic theory and describes the organization and performance of the US economy. Its combination of theory and description is useful for understanding debates about current affairs, penetrating the literature of economics and reflecting on the usefulness and limits of economic analysis.
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Frederick S. Weaver is professor of economics and history at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts.
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