Heads Up Money

04 Contents......Page 6
06 A World of MONEY......Page 8
08 What do ECONOMISTS DO?......Page 10
12 What is MONEY?......Page 14
14 On the MARKET......Page 16
16 Keeping up with CURRENCY......Page 18
18 Fair EXCHANGE......Page 20
20 Where did the MONEY go?......Page 22
22 In Focus: CRYPTOCURRENCIES......Page 24
24 Making sence of ECONOMICS......Page 26
26 Money and economics IN PRACTICE......Page 28
30 The ECONOMIC Problem......Page 32
32 Who gets WHAT?......Page 34
34 In Focus: ETHICAL TRADE......Page 36
36 GOODS and SERVICES......Page 38
38 SUPPLY and DEMAND......Page 40
40 Why are some things more VALUABLE?......Page 42
42 A hive of INDUSTRY......Page 44
44 In Focus: PUBLIC COMPANIES......Page 46
46 Healthy COMPETITION?......Page 48
48 Who’s in CHARGE?......Page 50
50 How BUSINESSES operate......Page 52
52 Running an EFFICIENT business......Page 54
54 In Focus: COOPERATIVE MOVEMENTS......Page 56
56 Going to WORK......Page 58
58 BIG spenders......Page 60
60 Resources and businesses IN PRACTICE......Page 62
64 Let well enough ALONE......Page 66
66 Free TRADE......Page 68
68 It’s a SMALL World......Page 70
70 Economic UPS and DOWNS......Page 72
72 In Focus: ECONOMIC BUBBLES......Page 74
74 When markets don’t DO THEIR JOB......Page 76
76 A taxing PROBLEM......Page 78
78 What does the FUTURE hold?......Page 80
80 A RISKY business......Page 82
82 An informed GAMBLE......Page 84
84 In Focus: Hyperinflation......Page 86
86 Is greed GOOD?......Page 88
88 Making the RIGHT decision......Page 90
90 In Focus: FINANCIAL CRISIS OF 2007-8......Page 92
92 Costing the EARTH......Page 94
94 Markets and trade IN PRACTICE......Page 96
98 Measuring a country’s WEALTH......Page 100
100 Who’s providing the MONEY?......Page 102
102 Making MONEY out of thin air......Page 104
104 Why are some countries POOR?......Page 106
106 In Focus: INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS......Page 108
108 Who benefits from GLOBALIZATION?......Page 110
110 The POVERTY problem......Page 112
112 Helping the DEVELOPING WORLD......Page 114
114 In Focus: PROVIDING ENERGY......Page 116
116 PAYBACK time!......Page 118
118 The WAGE gap......Page 120
120 Living standards and inequality IN PRACTICE......Page 122
124 Finding a BALANCE......Page 126
126 Earning a LIVING......Page 128
128 A SAFE place for my money......Page 130
130 Do you REALLY need that?......Page 132
132 Looking after the PENNIES......Page 134
134 Buy now, pay LATER?......Page 136
136 In Focus: THE RATE FOR THE JOB......Page 138
138 How would you like to PAY?......Page 140
140 Travel MONEY......Page 142
142 For a RAINY day.........Page 144
144 Making PLANS......Page 146
146 Personal finances IN PRACTICE......Page 148
148 Directory of economists......Page 150
152 Glossary......Page 154
156 Index and Acknowledgments......Page 158