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050	0	0	_aHB171.5.E358
100	1		_aEdgmand, Michael R.
245	1	0	_aEconomics and contemporary issues / _cMichael R. Edgmand, Ronald L. Moomaw, Kent W. Olson.
250			_a6th ed.
260			_aAustralia: _bThomson/South-Western, _cc2004.
300			_axxiii, 479 p. : _bill. ; _c24 cm.
500			_aInstructional materials are available to supplement the text.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505			_aContents: Economic growth an introduction to scarcity and choice -- An Introduction to economic systems and the workings of the price system -- Inefficiency: The Pervasive economic problem -- Competitive markets and agriculture -- Market power: Does it help or hurt the economy? -- Air pollution: Balancing benefits and costs -- Medical care: Costs out of control? -- Crime and drugs: A Modern dilemma -- College education: Is it worth the cost -- Educational reform: The Role of incentives and choice -- Social security: Where are we? Where are we going? -- Poverty: Old and new approaches to a persistent problem -- Tracking the macroeconomy -- Unemployment: A Recurring problem -- Inflation: A Monetary phenomenon -- Deficits, surpluses, and debt: Past, present, and future -- The Global economy: Trade -- The Global economy: Finance.
650		0	_aEconomics.
700	1		_aMoomaw, Ronald L.
700	1		_aOlson, Kent W.
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