recessions

Readers will learn about economic recessions, including the difference between a recession and a depression.

New England spinster Lily Hill finds her old-fashioned sense of hospitality stressed to its limits when she is invaded by her family in the summer of 1989, and things become even worse when a sociology student arrives hoping to use the Hills as the basis of his Ph.D. dissertation on intergenerational dynamics.

Explores the causes of the 2008 financial recession and describes how recession has led to a new kind of poverty in the United States.

Emily, who is twelve-years-old, and her family take a trip to see the Chicago World's Fair. When they return home, they discover that the economy has taken a turn for the worse, so Emily tries to figure out what she can do to help the thousands of homeless and hungry people.

Explains the economic concept of recession and how it affects the average person, and suggests ways to plan an economic future.

Examines the financial crisis that triggered the greatest economic downturn since the Great Depression, discussing inflation, deficit, the deregulation of financial institutions, and more.

Explains what a recession is; discusses their causes and how they are predicted and identified; provides examples of recessions throughout history; and examines how people deal with the effects of a recession.

Identifies the factors that triggered the ongoing economic recession and discusses how these issues can be directly addressed in order to turn the economy around. Argues that political will is necessary to produce change and demonstrates how these priorities can be addressed as soon as possible.

Examines the roots of the recession of the early twenty-first century, discusses how the economic downturn was addressed and its effects, and describes how people live through a recession.

A collection of essays that examines topics related to jobs in America, discussing the influence of the recession, the government's economic stimulus package, whether or not green jobs can solve the job shortage, and the creation of greater job growth.