Basic Economics for Students and Non-Students Alike

by Jerry Wyant

I believe that you will find BASIC ECONOMICS FOR STUDENTS AND NON-STUDENTS ALIKE to be a useful whether you are a student who finds the material easy to understand or a student who is having problems understanding one or more topics covered in your economics class; whether you are taking an introductory economics course or an intermediate-level course; whether you are studying economics because you are interested in the subject or because you are required to take the subject; whether you are a student at all or simply somebody who wants to understand economics; whether you are interested in further studies or if you simply want to become better-informed as a citizen, voter, political “junkie”, or somebody trying to keep up with current events; whether you are looking for a learning resource in addition to other resources or if you are looking for a primary resource; or if you are an educator who wants an inexpensive resource for your students to use for any of the above reasons.You can use this e-book to learn the concepts involved in economics whether or not you are comfortable with the graphs, math, and statistics that people normally associate with economics. Graphs are not included, but both the graphs and the concepts behind them are explained; only basic math is included, and you can even skim over the math and still come away with an understanding of the concepts; statistics is not included at all.BASIC ECONOMICS FOR STUDENTS AND NON-STUDENTS ALIKE is an easy way to learn concepts relating to economics and the economy. It is a product of thousands of hours spent online, teaching basic concepts in economics to hundreds of students worldwide over the course of the past several years. From back and forth communications, I have discovered the explanations for the concepts that students find easiest to understand, as well as the areas that most often get misunderstood and under-emphasized.I have worked with students located throughout the United States and from many different countries, on six different continents; students from many different school systems with different points of emphasis; students with different levels of knowledge, different backgrounds, and different levels of interest in the subject. I have received numerous comments and testimonials regarding the teaching methods that I incorporate in BASIC ECONOMICS FOR STUDENTS AND NON-STUDENTS ALIKE.The subject matter included in BASIC ECONOMICS FOR STUDENTS AND NON-STUDENTS ALIKE comes from a compilation of many different textbooks at the introductory and intermediate levels. My goal was to include every subject in economics that normally will be found in an introductory level textbook of economics, microeconomics, or macroeconomics. Since different school systems, different classroom instructors, and different textbooks cover a slightly different combination of topics, BASIC ECONOMICS FOR STUDENTS AND NON-STUDENTS ALIKE is a little more comprehensive than most single introductory textbooks of economics. Some of the topics will be found in introductory classes in some schools, but in intermediate-level classes in other schools.

Genres: Economics

213 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 6, 2013

Reviews

[Ed Barton · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good Basic Resource

If you are looking for a very basic economics book with a very solid dictionary of economics terms, this book is a great choice. A survey level intro that you can read in a few hours.

[Greg · Rating 2 out of 5]

Too difficult for me. Too many complicated concepts and jargon jam packed together. Would have been better with a few graphs.

[Duncan · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book gives a clear introduction to many basic economic concepts, but two big criticisms come to mind:

1) The book makes out that the neoliberal approach is *the* way to do economics. Beginners won't have the understanding to see this bias for what it is - i.e. that this book doesn't come clean about the fact that there are actually a number of different approaches to economics, each of which has its own strengths and weaknesses - which actually makes this book quite misleading. People writing introductory texts shouldn't propagandise.

2) The book is pretty boring. I do think it could be useful as a sort of study guide/summary text for someone doing an introductory course in neoliberal economics, but it isn't very engaging as an introduction to the field.

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[John A · Rating 2 out of 5]

not a great book from my point of view.