CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- WHAT IS ECONOMICS? -- HOW DO ECONOMIC SYSTEMS WORK? -- HOW ARE PRICES SET IN THE U.S. ECONOMY? -- WHY DO CONSUMERS BEHAVE AS THEY DO? -- HOW ARE GOODS AND SERVICES PRODUCED? -- HOW ARE BUSINESSES ORGANIZED? -- HOW DO BUSINESSES COMPETE? -- WHY IS MONEY USED IN THE ECONOMY? -- WHY DO PEOPLE SAVE, BORROW, AND USE CREDIT? -- WHY DO PEOPLE INVEST MONEY? -- HOW DOES GOVERNMENT RAISE AND SPEND MONEY? -- HOW DOES GOVERNMENT STABILIZE THE ECONOMY? -- HOW IS INCOME DISTRIBUTED IN THE UNITED STATES? -- HOW DO LABOR AND MANAGEMENT COME TO TERMS? -- WHY DO NATIONS TRADE? -- GLOSSARY OF ECONOMIC TERMS -- SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX.