An accessible, thoroughly engaging look at how the economy really works and its role in your everyday life
Not surprisingly, regular people suddenly are paying a lot closer attention to the economy than ever before. But economics, with its weird technical jargon and knotty concepts and formulas can be a very difficult subject to get to grips with on your own. Enter Greg Ip and his Little Book of Economics. Like a patient, good-natured tutor, Greg, one of today's most respected economics journalists, walks you through everything you need to know about how the economy works. Short on technical jargon and long on clear, concise, plain-English explanations of important terms, concepts, events, historical figures and major players, this revised and updated edition of Greg's bestselling guide clues you in on what's really going on, what it means to you and what we should be demanding our policymakers do about the economy going forward.
* From inflation to the Federal Reserve, taxes to the budget deficit, you get indispensible insights into everything that really matters about economics and its impact on everyday life
* Special sections featuring additional resources of every subject discussed and where to find additional information to help you learn more about an issue and keep track of ongoing developments
* Offers priceless insights into the roots of America's economic crisis and its aftermath, especially the role played by excessive greed and risk-taking, and what can be done to avoid another economic cataclysm
* Digs into globalization, the roots of the Euro crisis, the sources of China's spectacular growth, and why the gap between the economy's winners and losers keeps widening
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Foreword xiii
Introduction xix
Chapter One The Secrets of Success 1
Chapter Two Economic Bungee Jumping 25
Chapter Three In-Flight Monitor 37
Chapter Four Labor Pains 53
Chapter Five Fire and Ice 71
Chapter Six Drop the Puck! 93
Chapter Seven All the World's an ATM 111
Chapter Eight The Price of Economic Freedom 123
Chapter Nine All the President's Men 141
Chapter Ten The Buck Starts Here 155
Chapter Eleven White Smoke over the Washington Mall 167
Chapter Twelve When the World Needs a Fireman 187
Chapter Thirteen The Elephant in the Economy 201
Chapter Fourteen Good Debt, Bad Debt 219
Chapter Fifteen Love-Hate Relationship 237
Acknowledgments 257
About the Author 259
