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| Reading for Information |
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| NCEE's Basic Economic Concepts |
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Unit 1 An Introduction to Economics |
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2 | (28) |
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The Basic Problem in Economics |
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3 | (9) |
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12 | (6) |
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18 | (12) |
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Economic Systems and the American Economy |
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30 | (26) |
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31 | (9) |
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Characteristics of the American Economy |
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40 | (6) |
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46 | (10) |
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Unit 2 Practical Economics: How Theory Works for You |
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56 | (110) |
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58 | (24) |
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Consumption, Income, and Decision Making |
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59 | (7) |
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Buying Principles or Strategies |
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66 | (6) |
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72 | (10) |
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82 | (28) |
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83 | (5) |
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Sources of Loans and Credit |
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88 | (8) |
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96 | (5) |
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Government Regulation of Credit |
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101 | (9) |
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110 | (30) |
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111 | (6) |
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117 | (4) |
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121 | (8) |
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Buying and Operating a Vehicle |
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129 | (11) |
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140 | (26) |
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141 | (5) |
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Investing: Taking Risks With Your Savings |
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146 | (9) |
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Special Savings Plans and Goals |
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155 | (11) |
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Unit 3 Microeconomics: Markets, Prices, and Business Competition |
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166 | (94) |
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168 | (38) |
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169 | (8) |
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The Demand Curve and Elasticity of Demand |
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177 | (9) |
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The Law of Supply and the Supply Curve |
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186 | (8) |
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Putting Supply and Demand Together |
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194 | (12) |
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206 | (26) |
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207 | (6) |
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Sole Proprietorships and Partnerships |
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213 | (6) |
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The Corporate World and Franchises |
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219 | (13) |
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Competition and Monopolies |
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232 | (28) |
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233 | (6) |
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Monopoly, Oligopoly, Monopolistic Competition |
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239 | (9) |
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Government Policies Toward Competition |
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248 | (12) |
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Unit 4 Microeconomics: American Business In Action |
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260 | (80) |
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Financing and Producing Goods |
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262 | (26) |
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Investing in the Free Enterprise System |
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263 | (7) |
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Types of Financing for Business Operations |
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270 | (7) |
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277 | (11) |
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Marketing and Distribution |
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288 | (24) |
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The Changing Role of Marketing |
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289 | (7) |
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296 | (6) |
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302 | (10) |
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312 | (28) |
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313 | (8) |
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321 | (7) |
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328 | (12) |
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Unit 5 Macroeconomics: The Nation's Economy |
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340 | (130) |
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Measuring the Economy's Performance |
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342 | (32) |
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National Income Accounting |
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343 | (7) |
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Correcting Statistics for Inflation |
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350 | (6) |
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Aggregate Demand and Supply |
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356 | (4) |
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360 | (4) |
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Causes and Indicators of Business Fluctuations |
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364 | (10) |
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374 | (24) |
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The Functions and Characteristics of Money |
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375 | (6) |
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History of American Money and Banking |
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381 | (6) |
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Types of Money in the United States |
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387 | (11) |
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The Federal Reserve System and Monetary Policy |
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398 | (24) |
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Organization and Functions of the Federal Reserve System |
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399 | (8) |
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Money Supply and the Economy |
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407 | (5) |
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Regulating the Money Supply |
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412 | (10) |
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Government Spends, Collects, and Owes |
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422 | (28) |
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Growth in the Size of Government |
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423 | (6) |
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The Functions of Government |
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429 | (6) |
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The Federal Budget and the National Debt |
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435 | (5) |
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440 | (10) |
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Stabilizing the National Economy |
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450 | (20) |
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Unemployment and Inflation |
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451 | (6) |
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The Fiscal Policy Approach to Stabilization |
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457 | (5) |
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Monetarism and the Economy |
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462 | (8) |
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Unit 6 The International Scene |
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470 | (116) |
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Trading With Other Nations |
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472 | (24) |
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The Benefits of World Trade |
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473 | (6) |
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479 | (7) |
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Restrictions on World Trade |
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486 | (10) |
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Converging Economic Systems |
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496 | (20) |
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Comparing Capitalism and Socialism |
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497 | (6) |
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Changing Authoritarian Socialism---The Case of China |
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503 | (5) |
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Nations Move Toward the Market System |
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508 | (8) |
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Economic Growth in Developing Nations |
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516 | (26) |
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Characteristics of Developing Nations |
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517 | (6) |
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The Process of Economic Development |
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523 | (6) |
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Obstacles to Growth in Developing Nations |
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529 | (5) |
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Industrialization and the Future |
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534 | (8) |
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542 | (22) |
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Reasons for and Results of Global Integration |
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543 | (5) |
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Direct Foreign Investment-Should We Be Worried? |
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548 | (5) |
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Multinationals and Economic Competition |
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553 | (11) |
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564 | (22) |
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565 | (6) |
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571 | (5) |
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576 | (10) |
| Reference Handbook |
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| Reference Atlas |
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1 | (13) |
| Databank |
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14 | (16) |
| Glossary |
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30 | (12) |
| Spanish Glossary |
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42 | (13) |
| Spanish Chapter Summaries |
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55 | (22) |
| Index |
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77 | (12) |
| Acknowledgments |
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