Key economics concepts, condensed but not watered down. Features fundamental ideas, such as the role of money and how the stock market works, and also subjects that are increasingly important to us today - unemployment, government debt and corporate tax avoidance, for example. Each topic is succinctly described and accompanied by illustrations, making them simple to read and easy to remember. This is your decoder ring for the Business section of the newspaper, and a handy window into the concepts you want to delve more deeply into. Perfect for the novelist seeking metaphors, the ordinary person trying to understand the Wall Street Journal, or the money and business neophyte looking for a path to next level financial literacy. (This book may contain a sharpie mark on the top or bottom edge and may show mild signs of shelfwear.)