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Continuity and Change
How the U.S. Economy Works
    Basic Ingredients of the U.S. Economy
    A Mixed Economy: The Role of the Market
    Government's Role in the Economy
    Poverty and Inequality
    The Growth of Government
The U.S. Economy: A Brief History
    Colonization
    The New Nation's Economy
    Movement South and Westward
    Industrial Growth
    Inventions, Development and Tycoons
    Government Involvement
    The Postwar Economy: 1945-1960
    Years of Change: The 1960s and 1970s
    The Economy in the 1980s
    The 1990s and Beyond
Small Business and the Corporation
Stocks, Commodities, and Markets
The Role of the Government in the Economy
Monetary and Fiscal Policy
American Agriculture: Its Changing Significance
Labor in America: The Worker's Role
Foreign Trade and Global Economic Policies
Afterword: Beyond Economics
Glossary

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