Principles Text

[Geoff Schneider <gschnedr@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hey folks,


For those of you who are struggling with what book to use for your
Principles of Economics course, I suggest you take a look at the new
edition of <underline>Economics, A Tool for Critically Understanding
Society</underline> by Riddell, Shackelford and Stamos.  This book
contains all of the standard neoclassical stuff, but supplements it
nicely with short sections on economic history and the history of
economic thought (even a chapter on Marx and a brief section on Veblen!).
 Furthermore, the authors consistently offer contending theoretical
perspectives on various issues.  In short, it's a lot better than the
books out there that offer nothing but contemporary neoclassical
theory.


You can read about the book and request a desk copy at Addison Wesley's
website:

http://hepg.awl.com/AWBookCatalog/Book/book.asp?BOOK_ID=153


Cheers,


Geoff





Geoffrey Schneider

Assistant Professor of Economics

Bucknell University

Lewisburg, PA 17837

Phone: (717) 524-3446

Fax: (717) 524-3451

E-mail: gschnedr@xxxxxxxxxxxx

Web page: http://www.bucknell.edu/~gschnedr