Teaching Economics in Troubled Times: Theory and Practice for Secondary Social Studies

by William C. Wood and Mark C. Schug

Book Overview

In the Great Recession of 2007-2010, Americans watched their retirement savings erode and the value of their homes decline while the unemployment rate increased and GDP sank. New demands emerged for unprecedented government intervention into the economy. While these changes have a dramatic impact on society at large, they also have serious implications for the content and teaching of economics.

Teaching Economics in a Time of Unprecedented...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415877717
• ISBN13: 9780415877718
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 9.0"