Addison Wesley

IIPREFACEwhen I was a student, I fell in love with microeconomics because it cleared up many mysteries about the world and provided the means to answer new questions. I wrote this book to show students that economic theory has practical, problem-solving uses and is not an empty academic...

PREFACE I' 1 ^his book presents economics as a serious, hve-I ly, and evolving science. Its goal is to open stu-1 dents' eyes to the "economic way of thinking" and to help them gain insights into how the economy works and how it might be made to work better. ¦ I provide a thorough and complete...