Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Preface -- I. Introduction to Economics -- 1. An Economist's Genesis -- II. Microeconomics -- 2. Markets: Demand and Supply -- 3. Environmental Pollution -- 4. International Trade -- III. Macroeconomics -- 5. Recession -- 6. Inflation -- 7. Growth -- 8. Growth Through Tax Reform -- IV. Policy Issues -- 9. The Social Contract -- 10. Social Security -- 11. Health Insurance -- 12. Education -- 13. Poverty -- Index -- About the Author.

This work includes sections on combating recessions and the free market, as well as updated material on the pros and cons of establishing new individual accounts under Social Security. It also includes a discussion of the tax-credit approach to encourage the purchase of health insurance.

Timeless and moral economic wisdom for life's choices and changes derived from the parables of the New Testament by famed free market advocate and Catholic priest Robert Sirico. Libraries are filled with books on the parables of Christ, and rightly so. In the words of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, “While civilizations have come and gone, these stories continue to teach us anew with their freshness and their humanity.” Two millennia later, the New Testament parables remain ubiquitous, and yet, few have stopped to glean from one of Christ’s most prevalent analogies: money. In The Economics of the Parables, Rev. Robert Sirico pulls back the veil of modernity to reveal the timeless economic wisdom of the parables. Thirteen central stories—including “The Laborers in the Vineyard,” “The Rich Fool,” “The Five Talents,” and “The Faithful Steward”—serve as his guide, revealing practical lessons in caring for the poor, stewarding wealth, distributing inheritances, navigating income disparities, and resolving family tensions. As contemporary as any business manual and sure to outlast them, The Economics of the Parables equips any economically informed reader to uncover the enduring financial truths of the parables in a reasonable, sensible, and life-empowering manner.

This work includes sections on combating recessions and the free market, as well as updated material on the pros and cons of establishing new individual accounts under Social Security. It also includes a discussion of the tax-credit approach to encourage the purchase of health insurance.

In Economic Parables and Policies: Saving for America's Economic Future, Second Edition, Laurence Seidman addresses important economic issues that will occupy center stage into the next century. Writing in an entertaining and conversational style, the author includes both microeconomic and macroeconomic topics, using parables to present economic lessons. Each chapter advocates a specific economic policy to illustrate the particular issue under discussion and to provide an opportunity for debate and reaction. Topics covered include taxation, social security, international trade, the environment, health care, education, investment, and other vital issues.

In Economic Parables and Policies: Saving for America's Economic Future, Second Edition, Laurence Seidman addresses important economic issues that will occupy center stage into the next century. Writing in an entertaining and conversational style, the author includes both microeconomic and macroeconomic topics, using parables to present economic lessons. Each chapter advocates a specific economic policy to illustrate the particular issue under discussion and to provide an opportunity for debate and reaction. Topics covered include taxation, social security, international trade, the environment, health care, education, investment, and other vital issues.