Economics Explained: Everything You Need to Know About How the Economy Works and Where It's Going
- ISBN-10
- 0684846411
- ISBN-13
- 9780684846415
- Category
- Business & Economics
- Pages
- 240
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1998-05-05
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Authors
- Robert L. Heilbroner, Lester Thurow
Description
Explains the basic concepts of economics, describes how our economy runs, and discusses big business and international economics
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- 1987-08-01
- - pages
- Paperback
- Peter Smith Pub Incorporated
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