economic aspects

"Do Schools Prepare Students for a Global Economy?: Books in this anthology series focus a wide range of viewpoints onto a single controversial issue, providing in-depth discussions by leading advocates, a quick grounding in the issues, and a challenge to critical thinking skills"--.

Through meticulous research, Hauter presents a shocking account of how agricultural policy has been hijacked by lobbyists, driving out independent farmers and food processors in favor of the likes of Cargill, Tyson, Kraft, and ConAgra. She demonstrates how the impacts ripple far and wide, from economic stagnation in rural communities at home, to famines in poor countries overseas. In the end, Hauter illustrates how solving this crisis will require a complete structural shift, a grassroots movement to reshape our food system from seed to table, a change that is about politics, not just personal choice.

Investigates the hidden connection between global food and global finance by asking the simple question: Why can't delicious, inexpensive, and healthy food be available to everyone on Earth? Reveals that money pouring into the global derivatives market in grain futures is having astonishing consequences that reach far beyond your dinner table, including the Arab Spring, bankrupt farmers, starving masses, and armies of scientists creating new GMO foods with U.S. marketing and shipping needs in mind instead of global nutrition. Our food is getting less healthy, less delicious, and more expensive even as the world's biggest food companies and food scientists say things are better than ever and that the rest of us should leave it to them to feed the world.Readers of Bet the Farm will glimpse the power behind global food and understand what truly supports the system that has brought mass misery to our planet.

Collects essays in which Robert Frank explains a number of economic principles, such as taxes, job creation, health care, borrowing, and saving, in a straightforward, easily understandable manner.

Chronicles the events surrounding the nuclear accident that occured at Three Mile Island in March, 1979, discussing how the accident affected American nuclear policy, social perceptions, and national identity.

Examines the concept of "The Number", the amount of money one needs to be financially secure for the rest of his life, exploring how the mythical number defines people's lives and offering practical advice to help people find and reach their own number.

Presents an update of the 1963 expose of the funeral industry in America, written in response to the unregulated cost of funerals, with new materials on the prepayment trend, monopoly ownership of mortuaries and cemeteries, and other topics.

An overview of being a freelance musician with advice on building a successful career.

Discusses the influence and growing importance of money in the complex world of professional and amateur sports.