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9780495600060

Economic Issues for Consumers (with InfoTrac)

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  • ISBN13:

    9780495600060

  • ISBN10:

    0495600067

  • Edition: 10th
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2003-10-22
  • Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
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Summary

This text employs an "issues approach" to consumer economics. Each chapter has one or two consumer issues that are highlighted through engaging, real world examples. These real world examples are highly applied aspects of everyday consumer situations.

Table of Contents

The Consumer in Today's World
An Economic Foundation for Consumer Decisions
Making Rational Consumer Choices
A Flood of Advertising
The Many Faces of Fraud
Protection for the Consumer
Budgeting
The Consumer as a Wage Earner
Creating a Living Budget
Paying for the Government
Making Consumption Expenditures
Choosing a Healthful Diet
Purchasing Household Products
Satisfying Transportation Needs
Finding a Place to Live
Financial Management
Banks Help Consumers Save and Spend
Using Credit Responsibly
Investing for Your Future
Risk Management
Choosing Medical Insurance
Insuring Your Home and Automobile
Protecting Your Family and Retirement
Lessons You Have Learned
Looking to the Future
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