TY - BOOK AU - Officer,Lawrence H. TI - Everyday economics: honest answers to tough questions SN - 9780230617117 PY - 2009/// CY - New York PB - Palgrave MacMillan KW - Economics N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-203); Meaning of economics (refined common sense) -- Employment and compensation (labor markets and you) -- Personal finance (your money) -- Personal spending (your purchases) -- Government and the economy (help or hindrance) -- Financial markets (bubbles and bursts) -- Cycles and growth (booms and busts) -- Central banks and money (the fed) -- Economic systems (capitalism and communism) -- Globalization (global economy and you) ER -