Introduction - What You Need to Know about Economics 1
1 - Growth 5
2 - Inflation 39
3 - Employment 75
4 - Trade 111
5 - Money 147
6 - Central Banking 181
7 - The Public Finances 213
8 - Housing 245
Conclusion 279
Acknowledgements 283
Sources 285
Index 291
George Buckley & Sumeet Desai: What You Need To Know About Economics
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What economic growth is and why it matters
How inflation happens
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The impact of government spending on the economy
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