Blackie’s Dictionary of Economics

Ever wonder why food costs rise when gas prices spike? Ever question why US politicians worry when other countries talk of going bankrupt? Ever wonder why you can't get a good interest rate on your savings account? All of these phenomena can be explained through economics.

Economics is the study of the production and consumption of goods and the transfer of wealth to produce and obtain those goods. Economics explains how people interact within markets to get what they want or accomplish certain goals. Since economics is a driving force of human interaction, studying it often reveals why people and governments behave in particular ways