Osborne E. Reasonably Simple Economics: Why the World Works the Way It Does

Apress, 2013. — 332 p. – ISBN: 1430259418, 9781430259411The goal of Reasonably Simple Economics is, not surprisingly, simple: to help us think like economists. When we do, so much of the world that seemed mysterious or baffling becomes more clear and understandable - improving our lives and providing new tools to succeed in business and career. In a chatty style, economist Evan Osborne explains the economic foundations behind the things we read about or see in the news everyday:
Why prices for goods andservices are what they are
How government spending,regulation, and taxation can both hinder andhelp the economy
Why and how some people get fabulously rich
How entrepreneurs reorganize society beneficially
Why markets sometimes failand when or if governments should intervene when they do
How economics and statistics can explain such things as discrimination in hiring and providing services (and why discriminators are shooting themselves in the foot), why we're smarter than we've ever been, and how technology makes the idea of Earth's"carrying capacity" meaninglessAlong the way, you will learn the basic concepts of economics that well-educated citizens in democratic countries should know, like scarcity, opportunity cost, supply and demand, all the different ways economies are "managed," and more. In the manner of The Armchair Economist, The Undercover Economist, or Naked Economics, Osborne uses current examples to illustrate the principles that underlie tragedies like the Greek economy or the global market meltdown of 2008, and triumphs like the continuingAbout the AuthorSupply and Demand, Considered Separately
Supply and Demand, Considered Together
The Economics of Information or Knowledge
Publicand Private Decision Making
Who Makes How Much, and Why
The Middlemanand the Entrepreneur
Time and Risk
The Entrepreneur and Some Economics of the Future
The Things Only Government Can Do
Macroeconomics:The Big, Often Blurry Picture
Macroeconomics: Stabilizing the Economy, or Not
Macroeconomics: The Shortand the Long Runs