Sapling Homework and e-Book for Essentials of Economics (Single-Term Access)

<p><b>New Chapter 11, Poverty, Inequality, and the Welfare State</b> examines the problem of poverty and the issue of income inequality, and offers a comprehensive overview of the welfare state and its philosophical foundations. The chapter also takes a detailed look at health care economics, including an up-close look at the Affordable Care Act.<b>New Chapter 8, Monopoly, with coverage of price discrimination</b>, created in response to reviewers' input, consolidates the book's core coverage of monopolies, adding a new discussion of the practice of charging customers different prices for the same product or service.<b>New section on game theory in</b> <b>Chapter 9, Oligopoly and Monopolistic Competition</b> brings to the chapter a relevant topic that resonates strongly with students, making teaching the chapter as a whole more effective.<b><br /> <br /> Many new and updated stories, applications, and cases</b> covering a broad range of from-the-headlines topics, including sustainability, the impact of technology, the economic situation in Europe, and today's policy debates. In all, there are 9 new opening stories, 18 new Economics in Actions, 10 new Business Cases, dozens of updated examples, and a thorough updating of data thoroughout the book. <b><br /> <br /> New features in LaunchPad</b> including a new math and graphing review, new activities designed to motivate learning and encourage success in the course, and enhanced integration between LaunchPad and our in-text features and content.</p>