TY - BOOK AU - Sharp,Ansel Miree AU - Register,Charles A. AU - Leftwich,Richard H. TI - Economics of social issues T2 - The Irwin series in economics SN - 9780256137514 U1 - 330 20 PY - 1994/// CY - Burr Ridge, Ill. PB - Irwin KW - Economics KW - Social problems KW - �Economie politique KW - Probl�emes sociaux KW - economics KW - aat KW - social issues KW - fast KW - Sozialausgaben KW - gnd KW - Soziale Kosten N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction --; 1; Human Misery: The Most Important Issue of Them All --; pt. 1; Resource Allocation --; 2; Government Control of Prices: Do the Poor Benefit? --; 3; Economics of Higher Education: Who Benefits and Who Pays the Bills? --; 4; Energy Problems: Must Simple Things Be Made Complex? --; 5; Economics of Crime and Its Prevention: How Much Is Too Much? --; 6; Pollution Problems: Must We Foul Our Own Nests? --; 7; The Economics of Big Business: Who Does What to Whom? --; 8; Airline Regulation and Deregulation: Who Gains from Regulation? --; 9; Protectionism versus Free Trade: Can We Restrict Ourselves into Prosperity? --; 10; Health Issues: Is It Worth What It Costs? --; pt. 2; Distribution of Income --; 11; Poverty Problems: Is Poverty Necessary? --; 12; Discrimination: The High Cost of Prejudice --; pt. 3; Stabilization --; 13; Unemployment Issues: Why Do We Waste Our Labor Resources? --; 14; Inflation: How to Gain and Lose at the Same Time --; pt. 4; The Public Sector --; 15; Government Expenditure and Tax Issues: Who Wins and Who Loses? --; 16; The Big National Debt: Is It Bad? --; Glossary --; Index ER -