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If you're an economics, business or marketing teacher and want to teach your students about the market economy, Capstone is your ticket to success.
Capstone: Exemplary Lessons for High School Economics is a supplemental program that uses hands-on activities, exercises, simulations and projects to teach your students the ins-and-outs of high school economics. With 45 lesson plans, you'll use a methodical approach to cover all the crucial economics principles your students need to know: Macroeconomics in Context. “The best text I've seen for undergraduate teaching.” (*) Designed for a single-semester undergraduate course, this affordable introductory text updates traditional macroeconomics to encompass twenty-first century concerns.
In contrast to standard texts, the book starts with the question of human well-being, and then examines how economic activities can contribute to or detract from it. Macroeconomics in Context covers standard macroeconomic concepts and models, and shows how they apply to such critical issues as ecological sustainability, distributional equity, the quality of employment, and the adequacy of living standards. In language that is clear and compelling, the book’s discussions of historical, institutional, political, and social factors encourage students to engage with the subject matter. Endorsements: "Macroeconomics in Context is the best text I've seen for undergraduate teaching.
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