{"product_id":"understanding-economics-isbn-9781836053477","title":"Understanding Economics","description":"\u003cp\u003eNobody has everything they need, all the time - so how can we make do with what we have? Economics is all about understanding the choices we make to solve this problem. With \u003cb\u003ebright, infographics pictures\u003c\/b\u003e, this informative book describes why markets are so important, how businesses work out what to sell, and how governments choose how to run a country. Includes Usborne Quicklinks to specially selected websites for more information.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapters in this book include:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- What is economics?\u003cbr\u003e- What is an economy?\u003cbr\u003e- What do economists study?\u003cbr\u003e- How do you do economics?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNot enough to go around\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe things we need to survive, how we choose them, and why there's never enough time: the big reasons why economies exist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarkets\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBuying and selling and how prices are set - as if by magic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaking choices\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow do people make choices and why are those choices often unexpected? How can businesses and governments change people's choices? Why would they want to?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eProduction, profit and competition\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat big choices do businesses face? Why is competition so important? Why do some businesses produce pollution and what should we do about it?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEconomic systems\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIs there a set of rules that would make it possible to share everything fairly? Or is it better to have winners and losers? What systems have people tried?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMacroeconomics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat tools do governments use to measure the economy? What effects do their choices have on individual people and the economy as a whole?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInternational trade\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy everyone from around the world benefits from buying and selling each other's products - and why governments sometimes don't like it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBig questions (and a few answers)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow the tools of economics help us make sense of everything, from war to famine to saving the planet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat's next?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Usborne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48588078219493,"sku":"NP9781836053477","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781836053477.jpg?v=1773961878","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/understanding-economics-isbn-9781836053477","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}