Modern economic issues /
Robert Whaples.
- Chantilly, Va. : Teaching Co., c2007.
- 3 v. ; 21 cm.
- Great courses .
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Course no. 5610. "Lecture transcript and course guidebook"--Cover.
v. 1. The economic approach to public policy -- Assessing the American economy -- Economists' views of the future -- Productivity and productivity growth -- Inflation -- Unemployment -- Economic inequality -- International trade and outsourcing -- Trade imbalances and saving -- Government budget deficits -- Taxes and the Income Tax Code -- Social Security -- v. 2. An aging population and the birth dearth -- Health care -- Energy -- Pollution -- Global climate change -- Low wages and the minimum wage -- Poverty and families -- Pay gaps by sex and race -- Immigration -- Labor unions -- Underperforming schools -- The high cost of higher education -- v. 3. Wal-Mart -- Corporate "greed," fraud, and mismanagement -- Conspicuous consumption -- Mail delivery -- Organ shortages -- Baseball -- Terrorism -- Helping poor countries -- Urban sprawl -- Gambling -- Overeating -- Concluding thoughts.
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Education. Teaching. Educación Enseñanza Historia económica