The Concise Guide to Economics (Large Print Edition) [Large Print]

by Jim Cox and Jim Cox

Book Overview

LARGE PRINT EDITION More at LargePrintLiberty.com. To understand economics is to understand the practical case for freedom. This book is a handy, quick reference guide for those already familiar with... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Large Print: Yes
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1514871971
• ISBN13: 9781514871973
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 138 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.5" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

Concise reference book for anyone interested in economics

This book is so useful because you can look up specific topics in economics and get a SHORT, accurate explanation of what it's about. Cox has a libertarian slant on each topic, which in my opinion makes it even better. He simplifies complex subjects and gives you enough basic ideas to hold a conversation with more learned folks.

This would be a great (and affordable) high school text.

If the teacher using it had the background and fundamentals down, this would be an excellent text book for the purposes of provoking reasoned discussions of economics. It is particularly effective in debunking some very widespread myths such as those involving the demonization of "speculators", "price gougers", and "day traders".

Excellent, Readable Economics Text

I bought this book thinking it would be packed with Laffer curves and consumption functions and would make technical economic theories simple. It instead is one of the most layman-readable economics texts that I have read. Outstanding coverage of the areas of economics that truly matter, and those that would be deemed relevant to the non-economist. Those who enjoyed Milton Freidman's Capitalism and Freedom would find this text equally readable.

A must read for anyone who earns a paycheck!

Understanding the Economic Principles of the free market-system, is a daunting task; especially for the neophyte. This book allows the student to comprehend more readily the complex theories that govern our economy. Cox uses a "common sense" approach to economics, thereby making this book easy to read, and easy to follow. While this book should be required reading material for all econ. students; people from all walks of life would benefit from having a copy of this work. EXCELLENT Book!!

At last, a readable and an informative guide to economics.

Jim Cox has provided an excellent tool to enable readers to more clearly understand the free market and just how crucially it is tied to our liberty. Cox writes in a way that is understandable, interesting, and thought-provoking. I believe Cox has well accomplished his purpose of helping his readers to grasp some difficult economic topics including price controls, heroic insider trading, and the market versus the command economy. Cox includes an overview of the schools of economic thought, the Great Depression, and a history of economic thought. The reader is provided with excellent references for each chapter for more detailed study. I especially like the quote from Milton Friedman at the beginning of the book: "Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself." I believe Jim Cox's work will help the reader understand how important economics is to freedom and our way of life.