Economic Education for Consumers / Edition 4

by Roger LeRoy Miller, Alan D. Stafford

Overview

ECONOMIC EDUCATION FOR CONSUMERS, 4E brings economic, consumer, and personal finance topics to life. Exciting changes to this edition include a bright, new design and updated information on important changes in technology, banking, and taxes. Organized into several class-length lessons, each chapter contains several features to capture and maintain student interest, such as Consumer Alert, Vote Your Wallet, Inside the Numbers, Math of Money, What in the World?, and NetBookmark.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780538448888
Publisher:	Cengage Learning
Publication date:	01/16/2009
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	656
Product dimensions:	8.80(w) x 10.80(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Roger LeRoy Miller, Ph.D. has served on the faculty of several universities, including the University of Washington, Clemson University, and the University of Miami School of Law. As a professor, he has taught intellectual property law and entertainment law, among other subjects. A widely published and respected author, his work has appeared in the Insurance Counsel Journal, Defense Research, California Trial Lawyers Journal, Antitrust Bulletin, Wisconsin Law Review, and Connecticut Law Review. He has authored or co-authored numerous authoritative textbooks on law, including BUSINESS LAW: TEXT & CASES; BUSINESS LAW TODAY: TEXT & SUMMARIZED CASES; and THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT TODAY. Professor Miller completed his studies at the University of California at Berkeley and University of Chicago.


Alan D. Stafford is a Professor Emeritus of Economics and Director of Planning for Niagara County Community College. He earned an MBA and MEd in Social Studies Education from the State University of New York at Buffalo. Professor Stafford taught secondary social studies for fourteen years before joining the faculty of NCCC in 1981. He is the author or co-author of a variety of economics and consumer economics texts and received the New York State Chancellor s Award for Excellence in Teaching in 1998.

Table of Contents

1. Consumers: The Engine that Runs the Economy. 2. Buying Technology Products: Let s Talk Tech. 3. Consumer Protection: Rights, Responsibilities, Resolutions. 4. Choose a Career: Get a Job. 5. Taxes: How Much Income Will You Keep?. 6. Budgeting: How Will You Use Your Money?. 7. Banking Services: Where to Stash Your Cash. 8. Saving: Plan for Financial Security. 9. Investing: Prepare for Your Future. 10.Credit: You re in Charge. 11. Budget Essentials: Food, Clothes, Fun. 12. Transportation: How Will You Get There? 13. Housing: A Place to Call Home. 14. Automobile and Home Insurance: Sharing the Risk. 15. Health and Life Insurance: Your Personal Security. 16. Choose Services: When You Need Help. 17. Global Economy: What It Means to You.