The Economics of Public Issues

<p><i>For principles of economics, public policy, and social issues courses.</i></p> <p> </p> <p><b>Brief, relevant readings that spark independent thinking and classroom discussions</b></p> <p> </p> <p>The <b><i>Economics of Public Issues</i></b> is a collection of brief, relevant readings that spark independent thinking and discussion in principles of economics and social issues. The <b>20th Edition</b> encourages readers to apply theoretical discussions to today's important issues to gain a deeper understanding of current microeconomic policy concerns.</p> <p> </p> <p><b>Spark independent thinking and classroom discussion</b></p> <ul> <li><b>Readings are concise</b>, allowing for easy integration into any principles of economics or issues-based classroom.</li> <li><b>A correlation guide</b> in the preface illustrates how to integrate topics into different courses.</li> <li><b>Conversational and informative non-technical writing</b> is geared toward principles-level students and does not require advanced math.</li> <li><b>Using the latest debates in social policy</b>, the authors encourage readers to question their own assumptions and the analysis offered by the media and politicians on key issues.</li> <li><b>End-of-chapter questions</b> offer students the opportunity to test their knowledge and review chapter concepts.</li> </ul> <p> </p>