Easy economics : a visual guide to what you need to know /: a visual guide to what you need to know. (2012)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Easy economics Q & A; Easy economics questions and answers
• Further Information: Note: By Leonard Wolfe with Lee Smith and Stephen Buckles ; illustrations by Roy Doty.
• Other Names: Wolfe, Leonard; Smith, Lee; Buckles, Stephen; Doty, Roy, 1922-
• Contents: Easy Economics: A Visual Guide to What You Need to Know; Contents; Chapter 1: Money: It's fairy dust, but because we believe in it, it works; Chapter 2: Booms & Busts: As smart as they are, the pros can't remove all the bone-rattling bumps; Chapter 3: Taxing & Spending: Policy makers often argue over which is a better steering wheel; Chapter 4: Getting Into Debt: It's been around from the beginning, but the cause has become more worrisome; Chapter 5: The Fed: This very powerful institution performs a kind of magic Chapter 6: High-Flying Finance: The Wall Street elite can make the planet trembleChapter 7: Globalization: Nowhere to hide: Everywhere is connected to everywhere else; Ripples and Waves: What happens next? How to anticipate the possible consequences of economic events; Key Words and Phrases: A glossary to help you understand a complex economic world; Index
• Publisher Details: Hoboken, N.J : Wiley
• Publication Date: 2012
• Extent: 1 online resource (252 pages), color illustrations
• Subjects: 330; Economics; Economics -- Miscellanea; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economics -- General; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Reference; Economics; Electronic books; Trivia and miscellanea
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781118219003; 1118219007; 9781118218990; 9781118219010; 1118219015; 1283332922; 9781283332927
• Related ISBNs: 111821899X; 9781118118061; 1118118065
• Notes: Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.