Known for clarity, patience, balance, and step-by-step presentation of basic economic concepts, ECONOMICS continues to define textbook excellence. Explanations are thorough, and complete; they focus on the principles essential to understanding the basic economizing problem. The language in the 14th Edition has been significantly streamlined, and some introductory material has been shortened, but the book retains McConnell and Brue's most significant pedagogical device: the extra sentences they often include to further reinforce particularly difficult concepts. Each chapter contains two Web-based exercises. The engaging questions and informative answers teach substantive economic concepts as they develop and reinforce technology-based research skills. Every effort has been made to include Web addresses that will remain active throughout the life of the edition.

Features

• Key Graphs : These 22 graphs have special relevance for the study of both microeconomics and macroeconomics; new 4-question quizzes
• Last Word Essays : These end of chapter mini-readings describe applications of economic concepts, short case studies, or views which contrast with mainstream thinking; new attractive art.
• Extensive Glossary : Over 1000 entries
• Figure Legends : Legends accompanying diagrams are often in-depth self-contained analyses of the concepts.
• Questions : 10-15 questions follow every chapter, one of which refers to the Last Word Essay; several of the questions are designated "key questions," are cited in the body of text, and answered in the Instructor's Manual, the Study Guide, and on our web site.
• Quick Review Boxes : 3-4 mini lists interspersed in each chapter review content