Macroeconomics or Sing Whisper Shout Pray

Macroeconomics: Principles and Policy, 2004 Update

Author: William Baumol

This text remains a proven leader in the world of economics. Since introducing the aggregate supply/ aggregate demand model as a fundamental tool for learning economics over two decades ago, in this edition William J. Baumol and Alan S. Blinder continue their long tradition of equipping students with the knowledge and tools they need to apply modern economics to their world. Hallmark features include one of the strongest policy treatments on the market and a careful and in-depth focus on the most important economic tools students should retain after the course is over.

Table of Contents:

PART I. GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH ECONOMICS. 1. What Is Economics? 2. Scarcity and Choice: The Economic Problem. 3. Supply and Demand: An Initial Look. PART II. THE MACROECONOMY: AGGREGATE SUPPLY AND DEMAND. 4. The Realm of Macroeconomics. 5. The Goals of Macroeconomic Policy. 6. Economic Growth: Theory and Policy. 7. Aggregate Demand and the Powerful Consumer. 8. Demand-Side Equilibrium: Unemployment or Inflation? 9. Supply-Side Equilibrium: Unemployment and Inflation? PART III. FISCAL AND MONETARY POLICY. 10. Managing Aggregate Demand: Fiscal Policy. 11. Money and the Banking System. 12. Monetary Policy and the National Economy. 13. The Debate Over Monetary and Fiscal Policy. 14. Fiscal Policy, Monetary Policy, and Growth. 15. Inflation and Growth: The Phillips Curve. PART IV. THE UNITED STATES IN THE WORLD ECONOMY. 16. International Trade and Comparative Advantage. 17. The International Monetary System. Order or Disorder? 18. Exchange Rates and the Macroeconomy.

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Sing, Whisper, Shout, Pray!: Feminist Visions for a Just World

Author: M Jacqui Alexander

Sing, Whisper, Shout, Pray! is an indispensable guide to the progressive politics of race, class, and gender in the new millennium from leading feminist writers of our time. Collecting essential writings of the last two decades right through the events of September 2001, the anthology provides a definitive reference work for academics and activists committed to deep and unflinching inquiry into the mechanisms of global justice in the post-Cold War world. This timely volume offers uncompromising examinations of the exploitation of Third World women under NAFTA; the real costs of the Colombian drug war; the inner dynamics of white supremacy; Zionism and anti-Semitism; ecological racism; indigenous sovereignty struggles in the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico; and much more. Contributors include Toni Morrison, Audre Lorde, Edwidge Danticat, Cherrie Moraga, Gloria Anzaldua, Angela Y. Davis, Winona LaDuke, and vital, new voices from an emerging activist culture.