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A bluestocking guide economics / based on R.J. Maybury's book Whatever Happened to Penny Candy?

Williams, Jane A., 1950-

A bluestocking guide economics / based on R.J. Maybury's book Whatever Happened to Penny Candy? by Jane A. Williams/ - Placerville, Calif. : Bluestocking Press, ©2015. - 128 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Based on Richard J. Maybury's book, Whatever happened to penny candy?

Includes bibliographical references.

How to use this guide -- How to grade assignments -- Author's disclosure and point of view -- Articles: A suggestion to teachers - Before you begin to read Whatever happened to penny candy?: Economics for boys and girls; Lettr to his stepbrother; The wondrous toy store; I, pencil; Letter to his grandson; The cow in the apartment; Start at the beginning; Why pay for things?; Ownership responsibility and the child; Free market: elementary, my child -- For discussion - You should now begin to read Whatever happened to penny candy?: Money: coins and paper - Tanstaafl, the Romans, and us - Inflation - Dollars, money, and legal tender - Revolutions, elections, and painting presses - Big Mac index - Wages, prices, spirals, and controls - Wallpaper, wheelbarrows, and recessions - Fast money - History repeats - Getting rich quick - The boom and bust cycle -- How much is a trillion? - The roaring '90s - What's so bad about the federal debt? - One reason governments spend so much - Summary - What happened in 2008? - The unknown shakeout - Where do we go from here? - Natural law and economic prosperity - Nations and legal systems -- Projects -- Final exam -- For further reading -- Films and documentaries -- Reference sources -- Web sites of interest -- Answers to final exam -- Economic timetable.

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