| Edition |
Library edition. |
| Description |
6 videodiscs : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 3 course guidebooks. |
| Series |
The great courses. Business & economics |
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Great courses (DVD). Business & economics.
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| Note |
Title and credits from container. |
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"Science & mathematics" -- Container. |
| Performer |
Professor Robert Whaples, Wake Forest University, lecturer. |
| System Details |
DVD. |
| Note |
Contains 36 lectures on 6 DVDs. |
| Contents |
Lectures 1-12. The economic approach to public policy -- Assessing the American economy -- Economists' views of the future -- Productivity and productivity growth -- Inflation -- Unemployment -- Economic inequality -- International trade and outsourcing -- Trade imbalances and saving -- Government budget deficits -- Taxes and the Income Tax Code -- Social Security. |
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Lectures 13-24. An aging population and the birth dearth -- Health care -- Energy -- Pollution -- Global climate change -- Low wages and the minimum wage -- Poverty and families -- Pay gaps by sex and race -- Immigration -- Labor unions -- Underperforming schools -- The high cost of higher education. |
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Lectures 25-36. Wal-Mart -- Corporate "greed," fraud, and mismanagement -- Conspicuous consumption -- Mail delivery -- Organ shortages -- Baseball -- Terrorism -- Helping poor countries -- Urban sprawl -- Gambling -- Overeating -- Concluding thoughts. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
United States -- Economic conditions.
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| Added Author |
Whaples, Robert.
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Teaching Company.
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| ISBN |
1598033808 set |
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9781598033809 set |
| Music No. |
5610 Great Courses (set) |
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