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100 1 _aMiller, Roger LeRoy,
_eauthor.
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245 1 4 _aThe economics of public issues /
_cRoger LeRoy Miller, Daniel K. Benjamin, Douglass C. North.
250 _aSixteenth edition.
264 1 _aNew York :
_bAddison-Wesley,
_c[2010]
264 4 _c©2010
300 _axiv, 238 pages ;
_c22 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 209-217) and index.
505 0 0 _gPart 1.
_tThe Foundations of Economic Analysis --
_g1.
_tDeath by Bureaucrat (when bureaucratic choices mean life for some people-and death for others) --
_g2.
_tEthanol Madness (how one government policy illustrates the nature of all government policy) --
_g3.
_tFlying the Friendly Skies? (how safe is commercial air travel? How safe should it be?) --
_g4.
_tThe Mystery of Wealth (why some nations are rich and others are poor) --
_gPart 2.
_tSupply and Demand --
_g5.
_tSex, Booze, and Drugs (the unintended and often harmful consequences of prohibiting voluntary exchange) --
_g6.
_tKidneys for Sale (does a market for human organs make sense?) --
_g7.
_tWhen High Prices Are Low Prices (why "record high prices" are often much lower than they seem) --
_g8.
_tAre We Running Out of Water? (on a planet that's two-thirds water, how can we be running out of the stuff?) --
_g9.
_tThe (Dis)incentives of Higher Taxes (how high taxes illustrate the old adage that "there is no free lunch") --
_g10.
_tBankrupt Landlords, from Sea to Shining Sea (when governments lower rents, tenants can suffer) --
_gPart 3.
_tLabor Markets --
_g11.
_t(Why) Are Women Paid Less? (why are women paid less while men are working less?) --
_g12.
_tThe Effects of the Minimum Wage (how a "living wage" can ruin the lives of minority youngsters) --
_g13.
_tImmigration, Superstars, and Poverty (are the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer-and if not, why does it look that way?) --
_g14.
_tA Farewell to Jobs (why efforts to "save jobs" make us all poorer) --
_gPart 4.
_tMarket Structures --
_g15.
_tBig Oil, Big Oil Prices? (does ExxonMobil really decide how much we pay at the pump?) --
_g16.
_tContracts, Combinations, and Conspiracies (why the NCAA and OPEC have morethan four-letter names in common) --
_g17.
_tCoffee, Tea, or Tuition-Free? (who wins and who loses from price discrimination) --
_g18.
_tCollege Costs (...and Costs and Costs) (college costs have tripled, but the quality of the product hasn't --
_g19.
_tKeeping the Competition Out (when the government steps in, the competition steps out) --
_gPart 5.
_tPolitical Economy --
_g20.
_tMortgage Meltdown (how Congress got us into the mortgage market mess) --
_g21.
_tThe Political Economy of Collapsing Bridges (when shortsighted political decisions lead to long-term troubles) --
_g22.
_tIs Your Bank Manager Headed to Vegas with Your Money? (how deposit insurance encourages risky behavior by commercial banks) --
_g23.
_tRaising Less Corn and More Hell (how your tax dollars end up in farmers' pockets) --
_g24.
_tCrime and Punishment (incentives matter-especially to criminals) --
_g25.
_tThe Graying of America (America is getting older, and you will foot the bill) --
_gPart 6.
_tProperty Rights and the Environment --
_g26.
_tThe Trashman Cometh (the costs and benefits of recycling) --
_g27.
_tBye-Bye, Bison (why some species are endangered and others aren't) --
_g28.
_tSmog Merchants (how markets can reduce pollution) --
_g29.
_tGreenhouse Economics (the economics of global climate change) --
_gPart 7.
_tGlobalization and Economic Prosperity --
_g30.
_tGlobalization and the Wealth of America (is globalization all bad?) --
_g31.
_tThe $750,000 Steelworker (the economic consequences of restricting international trade) --
_g32.
_tThe Lion, the Dragon, and the Future (do China, India, and other modernizing nations herald the demise of America?).
588 _aMachine converted from AACR2 source record.
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700 1 _aNorth, Douglass C.
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