Consumer Economics: A Practical Overview - Softcover

Soderlind, Steven Dale

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0765607255 ISBN 13: 9780765607256

Publisher: Routledge, 2001

Synopsis

This work focuses on the service economy, it introduces the fundamentals of markets, consumer choice, financial assessment, risk avoidance, and other topics.

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About the Author

Soderlind, Steven Dale

From the Back Cover

Focusing on the service economy, and designed especially for non-economics majors, this practical text establishes a new and enduring blend of topics for courses in consumer economics and consumerism. Consumer Economics develops useful perspectives and rules of thumb to guide decision making. As it introduces the fundamentals of markets, consumer choice, financial assessment, risk avoidance, etc., it presses students to appreciate the world of markets and to clarify their personal priorities for decision making in such a world.

Boxed sections throughout the text illustrate concepts and provide examples, and each chapter includes a summary, consumer workshop, questions for study, and suggested readings.

CONTENTS

I. Getting Started

1. Introduction -- 2. Consumers -- 3. The Marketplace 4. Negotiation -- 5. Household Accounts

II. Priorities and Choices

6. Routine Shopping -- 7. Buying Durables -- 8. Borrowing 9. Risk and Uncertainty -- 10. Saving and Investing 11. Gains from International Trade

III. Consumer Rights and Protections

12. A History of Consumer Protection

13. Today's Consumer Protection System

14. Economic Footings for Consumer Policy

IV. Momentous Decisions

15. Housing -- 16. Cars -- 17. College -- 18. Kids 19. The Green Way -- 20. Health Care 21. Retirement -- 22. Death: Planning and Perspective

V. Consumers and the National Economy

23. National Consumption Its Measurement and Determination

24. Consumption and National Prosperity

25. Consumers and Government Spending

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0765607255
• ISBN 13: 9780765607256
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 484