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Unit I - The Economy: Markets vs. Government

bullet Chapter 1 - The Economic Approach
Economic Insight Handout: Scarcity
Economic Insight Handout: Opportunity Cost
Economic Insight Handout: Self-Interest vs. Selfishness

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Economic Literacy Test - Test Your Economics IQ!


bulletChapter 2 - Some Tools of the Economist

Economic Insight Handout: Private Property
Economic Insight Handout: Production Possibilities
Economic Insight Handout: International Trade
Economic Insight Handout: Economic Systems
READING: "I, Pencil"
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Capitalism: Frequently Asked Questions
Why Socialism Failed
An Environment Without Property Rights
Beyond the Fall


bulletChapter 5 - The Economic Role of Government
Economic Insight Handout:

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Why Socialism Failed
An Environment Without Property Rights
Beyond the Fall - this is VERY cool!
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