Basic Economics, Introbooks Team
Basic Economics, Introbooks Team
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Basic Economics

Author: Introbooks Team

Narrator: Andrea Giordani

Unabridged: 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: IntroBooks

Published: 08/04/2019


Synopsis

Economics is an important branch of studies that deal with the rules, principles, and laws governing the economy of a nation and different parts of the world. Economics is the study and an analysis of how individuals, businesses and populations use money or other resources in order to produce wealth. It is important to understand the concepts and basic of economics for state, federal and local government and even for companies that are affected by them. Business professionals and economics professionals must know the exact working of economics to be able to advise companies and clients in businesses and the students in an academic setting. Economic growth may be defined as an increase in economy capacity to manufacture goods and services within a given period of time. In simple terms, economic growth suggests any long term expansion of growth and productive potential of an economy and its ability to satisfy the demands and wants of the natives. Sustained economic growth has a great impact on the nation’s national income and also on the level of employment.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Cameron on August 07, 2017

A little easier to understand than Sowell or Hazlitt, so I got a little more out of it. Or maybe that's just because I read this after the other two. Either way, not bad, but kind of annoying in places due to his insistence on inserting Jesus into the picture. If he'd left the Christianity stuff out......more

Goodreads review by Tracie on February 27, 2023

Basic Economics by Clarence B. Carson BIBLIOGRAPHIC DETAILS: Print: COPYRIGHT: January 1, 1988; ISBN B0006ER4ZO; PUBLISHER: American Textbook Committee; 1st edition; PAGES 390; Unabridged Digital: COPYRIGHT: No, not available--that I can find anyway. *(This version) Audio: COPYRIGHT: 7/18/2006; ISBN: 97......more

Goodreads review by Ivan on August 03, 2021

Nice introduction to Economics without any math or graphs just logic. Did a good job of discussing much of economic thought over the past 300 or years. It was very much against government intervention. Had an interesting view of capitalism versus welfare-ism. Also described how soviet communism was......more

Goodreads review by Jessica on September 21, 2017

A lot more interesting than I was expecting. I feel like I have a much better grasp of the concepts handled here than I did. Full Disclosure: I would listen to Christopher Hurt read the phone book, and his narration is the main reason I checked this out of the library.......more

Goodreads review by Justice on March 11, 2025

I’m gonna give this one a “no” overall. There’s a lot of fundamental material here, but it sounds like it was written in 1950 by Joseph McCarthy. It’s a big “rah rah” for God and capitalism with no tolerance for social spending, national teamwork, humanitarianism, charity, welfare, or public educati......more