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Provides information about different aspects of life in Central America, discussing the region's history, economic problems, people, cultures, festivals, and other topics.

Explains what an economy is and how it works, discussing different types of economies at work in various countries around the world, looking at what money is used around the world, and including case studies, photographs, charts, diagrams, and quiz questions.

Explores the progression and operation of today's economic and political systems and argues that drastic changes are needed if we are to preserve the environment through the end of the twenty-first century.

Explores the history of money and discusses how it is made and used in the modern world, offering tips and advice on how to make more money.

Provides information about producing goods and services using resource regulation, model economies, various means of predicting production, and private enterprise capitalism.

An introduction to the economy that explains the law of supply and demand, the cyclical quality of the economy, how it affects daily life, and related topics.

Presents an introduction to economics, including information on competitive markets, individual initiatives, economic progress, and the role of limited government, as well as a guide to the twelve essential elements of practical personal finance.

An introduction to economics that traces the rise of modern capitalism, democratic socialism, communism, and fascism and the impact each has had on world economies, and examines key topics related to economics.

Provides an introduction to the key ideas of economics through the study of the great economists who shaped the discipline, and applies the theories of those men to contemporary economic issues.

Presents the ideas of the great economic thinkers, from Adam Smith to Malthus, and from Marx to John Maynard Keynes.

Defines economic terms, concepts, and organizations and provides six lessons on economics, covering the Federal Reserve, gross domestic product, the government's spending pattern, the national debt, the history of currency, and business cycles.

An evaluation of the sources of illogical decisions explores the reasons why irrational thought often overcomes level-headed practices, offering insight into the structural patterns that cause people to make the same mistakes repeatedly.

Uses cartoons and humor to introduce readers to the history and concepts of microeconomics, the study of the operations of the components of a national economy, such as individual firms, households, and consumers, and how those operations affect the national economy.

Provides information about the key principles of both macro and microeconomics, covering such topics as why budget deficits matter, what the Federal Reserve actually does, and why health insurance is so expensive.