This book employs an "issues approach" to consumer economics. Each chapter has one or two consumer issues that are highlighted through engaging, real world examples. These real world examples are highly applied aspects of everyday consumer situations.

ECONOMIC EDUCATION FOR CONSUMERS, 4E brings economic, consumer, and personal finance topics to life. Exciting changes to this edition include a bright, new design and updated information on important changes in technology, banking, and taxes. Organized into several class-length lessons, each chapter contains several features to capture and maintain student interest, such as Consumer Alert, Vote Your Wallet, Inside the Numbers, Math of Money, What in the World?, and NetBookmark.

Arm yourself with the knowledge necessary to survive in a consumer's market. Engaging activities and projects allow you to practice a new-found knowledge before putting it to use. This dynamic new text has exciting features, engaging lessons, and multimedia ancillaries to help economic, consumer, and personal finance concepts come to life.

The workbook includes both lesson and chapter review activities for students.