Economics: A Self-Teaching Guide

by Stephen L. Slavin

Economics Made Easy A Self-Teaching Guide is back in a new and revised edition to help you teach yourself introductory economics quickly and painlessly. Using the most up-to-date information, this new edition gives you a clear picture of the way our economy works. Essential math and analysis skills are presented right at the beginning, so you can understand principles and equations from the start--without a lot of struggle. Whether you use it as an introduction, a review, or a supplement to other materials, A Self-Teaching Guide, Second Edition is the perfect resource for anyone exploring basic economics. In clear, easy-to-follow language, Steve Slavin covers every aspect of the U.S. economy, including a historical review, resources, macro- and micro-economics, gross domestic product, the economic sectors, inflation and unemployment, fiscal policy, banking and monetary policy, economic theory, supply and demand, and much more. To help you to gauge your understanding of the material, exercises are provided throughout the book and a self-test at the end of each short section sums up all you have learned. With the help of Steve Slavin, economics is no longer a mystery--it's a fascinating realm of exploration and discussion.

Genres: Economics, Nonfiction

248 pages, Paperback

First published May 17, 1988

About the author

Steve Slavin, Ph.D., is a professor of economics at Union County College in Cranford, New Jersey.

Reviews

[Stacey · Rating 5 out of 5]

this guide is outstanding! it illuminated for me many aspects of economics that i never fully understood. the concepts i learned in this book drastically improve my understanding of current economic trends and make newspaper articles twice as meaningful.

[Ietrio · Rating 1 out of 5]

Such a simple mind! Slavin is an excellent example that being a sycophant and doing what you are told to is enough to get you any University title.

A nationalistic text in which "America" is "us" and zee Germans are "gaining on us". Why is there such an advance?

> [...] an endowment of natural resources, a free enterprise economic system, American ingenuity, a huge nationwide market, geographic isolation, immigration, a class-free society [...]

And the questions are certain to elicit the "right" answers for the mills producing paper pushers like Slavin.

> 1. In what year did the worst recession since World War II occur?

Once you know the year, you will understand Economics just as well as Slavin.

[Evan Hays · Rating 4 out of 5]

I used this book to study for my social studies praxis test. I was quite pleased with its brevity, clarity, and content. It was also enjoyable, or as enjoyable as economics can be. The studying definitely earned me a few more correct answers as well.

[Kosh Koshover · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this brief textbook, thought it was easy to read and informative. I only wish that it was published more recently so it could have drawn insight from the recent recession and housing woes.

[Rebecca · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was my intellectual challenge during maternity leave. I do now have a basic understanding of the field.

[Mark Anderson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Introduction to things like how money is minted and distributed into the economy. With questions throughout to test learning.