<p>The financial crisis and resulting global problems have dramatically demonstrated the importance of economics to everyday life. <i>The Rough Guide to Economics</i> explains the basics of the subject in an engaging, accessible, yet rigorous way and demonstrates the power of economic models when explaining the activities of consumers, businesses, governments, and the economy in general.</p> <p>Learn all you need to know about supply and demand, equilibrium, inflation, growth, and international trade, as well as markets, competition, and the development of economic thought with <i>The Rough Guide to Economics</i>.</p>