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_aMiller, Roger LeRoy, _eauthor. _9229180 |
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_aThe economics of public issues / _cRoger LeRoy Miller, Daniel K. Benjamin, Douglass C. North. |
250 | _aSixteenth edition. | ||
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_aNew York : _bAddison-Wesley, _c[2010] |
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_axiv, 238 pages ; _c22 cm |
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_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia |
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504 | _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 209-217) and index. | ||
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_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?). |
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