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A look at the origins, leaders, growth, and innovations of Facebook, the online social networking service that was founded in 2004 and today has hundreds of millions of users worldwide.

Explains how the American economic system works and how it produces a high standard of living, discussing free enterprise, supply and demand, business cycles, and other related topics.

The authors focus on the economics of real-world issues that most people view as insignificant such as how much did the Roe v.

Strips away all of the diagrams, equations, and jargon from the study of economics to offer an easy-to-understand introduction to its basic principles.

The authors examines the decisions that people as a whole make regarding their finances and health, and offer suggestions on how to make it easier for people to make more beneficial choices.

The authors explore the economics of real-world issues often viewed as insignificant, such as the odds of someone with both a Muslim first and last name being a terrorist, if eating kangaroo can save the planet, and if it is safer to drive or walk drunk.

Provides a discussion about the proper role of markets in a democratic society, covering the ethical aspects of being a market economy versus having a market economy.

Explains globalization, discusses its history and causes, and describes its impact on the world.

Presents a comprehensive guide that examines basic economic principles and answers scores of questions from everyday life.

A look at the origins, leaders, growth, and products of Amazon.com, the electronic commerce company that was founded in 1994 and today is the largest online retailer in the United States.

"A look at the origins, leaders, growth, and operations of Wal-Mart, the discount retailing company whose first store opened in 1962 and which today is one of the largest corporations in the world"--Provided by publisher.

Alphabetically arranged entries provide information about topics related to economics, covering business cycles, deregulation, globalization, monetary policy, price controls, recession, subsidy, wealth distribution, and more.

Presents an easy-to-understand manual on the principles of economics, and includes instruction on economic growth and stability, consumer and firm behavior, free markets and competition, and more.

Presents a complete and unabridged volume of eighteenth century Scottish economist and scholar Adam Smith's treatise on the defense of capitalist economics, originally published in 1776, and contains an outline of the fundamental concepts of modern economics.

Presents a historical account from the Ming Dynasty to Ottoman Turkey to Imperial Spain of how economic imbalances caused civil collapse and why the United States could be next.