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Economics
Campbell R McConnell, Stanley L Brue
Edition: 17th
ISBN: 0073126632
ISBN-13: 9780073126630
Publication Date: 2006-10-24
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 808


Editorial Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):

1) Product Description
McConnell and Brue’s Economics: Principles, Problems, and Policies is the leading Principles of Economics textbook because it is innovative and teaches students in a clear, unbiased way. The 17th Edition builds upon the tradition of leadership with three main goals: help the beginning student master the principles essential for understanding the economizing problem, specific economic issues, and the policy alternatives; help the student understand and apply the economic perspective and reason accurately and objectively about economic matters; and promote a lasting student interest in economics and the economy.

Customer Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
Average Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5

1) Great!   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
Recieved the book as promised in the appropriate condition and was also shipped quickly too so I had it in time for my first class. VERY important! Thanks!

2) misssing book   [Rating: 1 out of 5]
never received book; and never received feedback on several attempts. I will not conduct transactions with dagamemania44 in the future

3) Economics 17th edition   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
I used this text in an Econ class last semester (my first in a few years) and this book was great. The summaries were helpful, there are several in each chapter instead of one at the end, that's very handy when you're looking for specific information. There are lots of charts to help with the formulas. My favorite areas included the chapters on Antitrust Policy and Regulation, Agriculture, Income Inequality, and the Costs of Production. Economics can be pretty dry subject matter, luckily I also had a lively instructor. Obviously as a student you don't get much say in which text you use, but this is a good one.

4) Generally awful, saved by summaries   [Rating: 1 out of 5]
If you have the misfortune of being assigned this book, I feel for you. The book is filled with needlessly complicated explanations, some of which don't contribute anything to the subject. The authors love to interrupt sentences with variables and equations that could have been saved for information boxes.The only thing that made this book tolerable is that figure captions and summaries were left to a competent editor. The book could be cut in half with a sufficiently critical editing pass. Don't buy this if your curriculum offers a choice of books.Edit:One thing to keep in mind while reading is that the text references graphs that appear 1-3 pages before or after the mention. When you come to a graph, keep a placemark on that page. Any text that references a graph is almost unintelligible without the graph, and that constitutes about 70% of each chapter.

5) Thank You   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
The product came in the condition that it was said to be in. This book was brand new like said to be. It even still had it plastic on it.