What is the GDP, and what does it mean? Why does the stock
market go down when interest rates go up? What causes a dreaded
recession? Economics impacts everyone's life, but most people take
on faith what they read in the newspaper. Now, for anyone who
doesn't know much about economics, noted economist Todd Buchholz
explains it all simply and clearly. With refreshing wit and
irreverence, Buchholz takes readers by the hand and reveals the
basic rules behind everything from food prices to trade deficits.
Instead of complicated graphs and charts he uses examples from
contemporary life and popular culture to demonstrate the principles
at work. By cutting through the arcane musings of academicians, the
jargon of analysts and advisors, and the rhetoric of politicians,
he gives us a precise and accessible understanding of economic
ideas, actions, and consequences as they actually exist in the here
and now. Here are some of the heretofore unintelligible ideas he
helps us to understand: what causes or combats inflation, and why
it is so feared; what moves stocks and bonds up and down - and how
to invest wisely and safely; whether it is good or bad to "protect"
America from foreign goods - and what happens when we do and when
we don't; what exactly Social Security is, and whether government
spending is good or bad - and how dangerous the national debt is or
isn't. In today's confusing economic climate, it has never been
more important for everyone from homemakers to small-business
owners to individual investors and middle managers to understand
the forces at work.
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