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| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Human Misery: The Most Important Issue of Them All | p. 2 |
| Resource Allocation | p. 27 |
| Government Control of Prices: Do the Poor Benefit? | p. 28 |
| Economics of Higher Education: Who Benefits and Who Pays the Bills? | p. 74 |
| Energy Problems: Must Simple Things Be Made Complex? | p. 102 |
| Economics of Crime and Its Prevention: How Much Is Too Much? | p. 132 |
| Pollution Problems: Must We Foul Our Own Nests? | p. 152 |
| The Economics of Big Business: Who Does What to Whom? | p. 176 |
| Airline Regulation and Deregulation: Who Gains from Regulation? | p. 198 |
| Protectionism versus Free Trade: Can We Restrict Ourselves into Prosperity? | p. 224 |
| Health Issues: Is It Worth What It Costs? | p. 244 |
| Distribution of Income | p. 277 |
| Poverty Problems: Is Poverty Necessary? | p. 278 |
| Discrimination: The High Cost of Prejudice | p. 300 |
| Stabilization | p. 319 |
| Unemployment Issues: Why Do We Waste Our Labor Resources? | p. 320 |
| Inflation: How to Gain and Lose at the Same Time | p. 346 |
| The Public Sector | p. 375 |
| Government Expenditure and Tax Issues: Who Wins and Who Loses? | p. 376 |
| The Big National Debt: Is It Bad? | p. 404 |
| Glossary | p. 429 |
| Index | p. 443 |
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Economics of Social Issues
by Sharp, Ansel M.; Register, Charles A.; Leftwich, Richard H.Edition: 9th
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Pub. Date: 1990-01-01
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