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EAN: 9780070715967 Edition: 2Rev Ed Format: Import ISBN: 0070715963 Label: McGraw-Hill Education Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Education Number Of Pages: 271 Publication Date: April 01, 1982 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education Studio: McGraw-Hill Education Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Best economics textbook I've ever seenI used an earlier version of this textbook in an Economics 201 class twenty years ago and couldn't believe how much I enjoyed it. The authors have a real sense of humor and can explain things in ways a layman can understand. I bought a copy of the text then, gave it to a family member who needed it, and have been seeking to replace it ever since. Rating:  - Ideology thinnly disguised as scienceWhen I was required to take econ as undergrad physics student and used this text, the professor made a big deal of econ students not understanding 'curves', by which assertion he implicitly meant the plotting of y=f(x) when f is smooth and invertible. Well the professor didn't understand 'curves' at a higher level: he failed to note that nearly all the 'curves' presented in the text were only 'cartoons', mere mental constructions not based on real data, and agreeing with no real data (excepting corn ... Read More Rating: - famed in ChinaThis book is very famed in China. The reader of the book is not college student but postgraduate. The publisher in China have translated and published the textbook for above 4 times, The lasted one in 16th edition. i am a editor. who can help me that i want to know the top 10 or 20 business textbook in the world? it's including Economics? liuhui@wise-link.com Rating: - Most Important Book I Read in CollegeAs I pursue my doctorate in mathematics education and look back over the textbooks I've read over many years of schooling, I'd have to say that Samuelson's Economics--required reading years ago when I took Freshman microecomics--has had the strongest long-term influence on my world view. Concepts like: -the way competition works to make an efficient but not necessarily equitable economy, -positive and negative externalities (i.e., the inefficiency caused when I benefit but you pay) Read More Rating:  - A lot of money for a little gain.By its nature (a text book) this is very boring. Although boring, the material is presented quite well. However, the text won't be of much help unless you have a good economics professor to help you out with some of the material. I don't know why I bought this book, we never used it in class. This book isn't the best source from which to learn economics. A live person can probably help you learn more, and it may well be cheaper than this overpriced book. |
