Economic Issues and Policy 9e - Jacqueline M Brux

This text is intended for a nontechnical, issues-oriented economics course, usually a 100-level course at four-year universities, and often a general education course in the social sciences. It is also used in two-year colleges and technical schools, social justice oriented private colleges, and economic education programs for elementary and secondary teachers. Chapters are designed with the basics taught in Chapter 1, enabling the remaining chapters to be taught in any order. Each chapter begins with a "Roadmap" that links the topics of the chapter with those in other chapters and an "Economic Toolbox" that alerts the reader to watch for important terminology. Each chapter ends with "Discussion and Action Questions" and a summary. In between, the text contains margin definitions for economic terminology (and a glossary at the end) and icons that alert the student to international and diversity material.  The discussion of issues in this book is lively, relevant, and current - including issues of climate change, healthcare, racism, violence, gender, race, and ethnicity, as well as issues that are international in scope. Finally, the text has an explicit objective of involving students in the issues and challenging them to have an impact on our world.