A New View of Comparative Economics with Economic Applications Card and InfoTrac College Edition

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A comprehensive reevaluation of the nature of economic systems across the globe, A New View of Comparative Economic Systems is today's choice for today's world. This exciting text is not merely a re-treading of an obsolete Soviet-oriented text, but a fresh, new, and comprehensive reappraisal of the nature and study of economic systems. A New View of Comparative Economic Systems defines a new approach and will set the standard for years to come in Comparative Economic courses.

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Good in facts, sympathies are paradoxical.......2006-04-30

This is one of those books - you would expect in the thirties or fourties - that tell you how bad planning is but then suggest that a socialist society is probably great if you live there. The only really annoying part is when facts are down-played, which they are in certain descriptive paragraphs. Describing a centrally planned economy:

"Restrictions on movement and the central determination of wages made the market for labor clumsy and unresponsive, but on the whole workers responded to material incentives just as in the developed market economies."

-- Anyone who has studied Socialist planned economies knows just how untrue that statement is. Material incentives were introduced and constantly re-worked in an attempt to get a response from workers, but largely the material incentives did not work or did not work as planned. Firms could not profit-maximize because they had to fulfill a plan, the plan would be given in "tons" or "square meters" and the incentives were skewed toward fulfilling the plan - sometimes for material reward, other times due to coercion, but in neither case was it an incentive system that lined up in the way it does in a market economy. The phrasing leads one to beleive that the incentive is similar in both systems, but the incentives in a planned economy were a constant struggle and often produced the opposite of the objective (eg incentive to produce less instead of more).

One or two just misleading paragraphs would not bother me. But there are very many:

"Workers performed because of piece rates, bonuses, or the prospect of advancement as well as supervision, just as in the West... Truly coercive systems of labor allocation and job performance are those that rely on slavery, serfdom, indenturement, or peonage."

-- So, the USSR had no gulags, then? Forcing people to work and allocating a job for them at a certain wage, with all consumption products from housing to media to milk to clothing also planned and priced by the government - the one employer - is nothing like serfdom, then?

The wording is clearly trying to convince the reader that the USSR was an improvement on what came before it. Many Russian would disagree and you have to skew the facts and omit facts - keep the discussion at a very high level - to get this viewpoint across.

In case you think I am twisting the words of the writer, he states several times that planning is not that bad, the market is coercive through its "whip of hunger", and "it may be premature to assume that central planning is buried forever", "the widely held belief in the superiority of the market, which may well be called into question in the future." etc etc.

My other complaint is that although it *does* do a nice job of describing many different economic systems - it doesn't go into great detail about all of them, and clearly at least some of the high-level analysis is questionable. Therefore it remains a very introductory text on comparative systems that ought to be taken with a grain of salt.

There is also one absurd thing that the author does - maybe more than one, but here is an example of a ludicrous bias.

There is one very dishonest and obviously biased paragraph in this book. Its so obvious that its bizarre to see it published in a textbook. The book makes the choice to compare two economic freedom rankings. The first is the Heritage Institute's Indices of Economic Freedom. The ranking is described and the table is shown and then the author provides a caveat:
"The six 'freest' nations are all small, with an average population of less than 4 million. ... On the whole it is difficult to draw lessons for the design and conduct of an economic system from the experience of such small states, no matter how rapid their their recent growth experience. It is simply not realistic to assume that Russia or India will undergo sustained growth by adopting the same policies as Hong Kong or Singapore."

Okay. Reading this one may notice that he seems to want to defend more socialistic states, but perhaps he is simply making the observation that if the "freest" countries by this measure are all small and have had recent growth but not long-term growth, then you may not be able to draw any conclusions.

But the table is included and I sincerely hope that no reader falls for that or moves on taking his words at face value. It is completely dishonest. One look at the table shows that his "6 freest" are actuall 6 of 8 - the first three are ranked #1 #2 and #3, then there are 5 ranked #4 that are all equal in score!

Guess which countries came in #4 with a score of 1.8 exactly?

Estonia
Ireland
Luxembourg
Netherlands
United States

Then the next in rank is Australia with a score of 1.85.

So, is it "difficult to draw lessons" from the Unites States - ranked equally to some of those 6 that he mentioned? Is it "simply unrealistic to assume that Russia or India will undergo sustained growth by adopting the same policies as" the United States, ranked equal to some of his 6?

Why pick six? He picked them because they were small, and if the United States ranked *after* them by score, it would make sense, although you might expect him to mention that the US came soon after, if it was close in score. But the US didn't come after, the US tied in score! So did the netherlands which is 19 million, not under 4 million. And then Australia was in fact very close, another larger country.

It would be an outrage if it weren't so idiotic.

Then again, if you are buying it second hand as I did, only two years old and under $10, it is probably worth the buy and worth the read.

Basic College Mathematics: A Text/Workbook (with Digital Video Companion and ThomsonNOWPrinted Access Card)

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Basic College Mathematics: A Text/Workbook (with Digital Video Companion and ThomsonNOWPrinted Access Card)
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Pat McKeague's passion and dedication to teaching mathematics and his ongoing participation in mathematical organizations provides the most current and reliable textbook series for both instructors and students. When writing a textbook, Pat McKeague's main goal is to write a textbook that is user-friendly. Students develop a thorough understanding of the concepts essential to their success in mathematics with his attention to detail, exceptional writing style, and organization of mathematical concepts. BASIC COLLEGE MATHEMATICS: A TEXT/WORKBOOK, Second Edition offers a unique and effortless way to teach your course, whether it is a traditional lecture course or a self-paced format. In a lecture-course format, each section can be taught in 45-to-50-minute class sessions, affording instructors a straightforward way to prepare and teach their course. In a self-paced format, Pat's proven EPAS approach (Example, Practice Problem, Answer and Solution) moves students through each new concept with ease and assists students in breaking up their problem-solving into manageable steps. The Second Edition of BASIC COLLEGE MATHEMATICS has new features that will further enhance your students' learning, including boxed features entitled Improving Your Quantitative Literacy, Getting Ready for Chapter Problems, Section Objectives, and Enhanced and Expanded Review Problems. These features are designed so your can students to practice and reinforce conceptual learning. Furthermore, iLrn/MathematicsNow™ for Developmental Math, a new Brooks/Cole technology product, is an assignable assessment and homework system that consists of pre-tests, Personalized Learning Plans, and post-tests to gauge concept mastery.

PCAT Flashcards (REA) - PHARMACY COLLEGE ADMIN TEST (Flash Card Books)

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Great supplemental study material.......2007-09-05

I found this book to be a great supplement to the Kaplan guide as Kaplan tends to get very monotonous. The detailed answers on the back of each flashcard were very helpful and full of lots of good info, especially in the biology section. And just the style of the book makes it a quick and convenient way to practice answering questions. The questions in here were a bit easier than the actual PCAT so I highly recommend using it as a SUPPLEMENTAL guide only.

Off to a good start.......2007-07-20

I would give this item a total of 3.5 stars(if it were an option.) I believe that this is a good way to begin your PCAT study, it kinda just breaks the ice. But, it seems a little simple in comparison to the kind of questions asked by the Kaplan books(Kaplan was said to be the only company with actual access to the old PCAT exams.) Therefore, I would recommend this title, but mainly to break the ice for the real studying!

good.......2007-03-13

The item came on time and it was packed very well. I like it.

Excellent PCAT review.......2007-01-17

The PCAT flashcards are a much easier way to review information for the PCATS, opposed to ordinary loose flashcards! I'm very happy with this product.

Excellent Study Review!.......2006-11-10

I just took the PCAT and this was perfect refresher to flip through questions and then check detailed answers. Covers all topics and price is right too!

POWER Learning: Strategies for Success in College and Life (with BookMark, Online Learning Center Bind-In Card)

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Essentials of College Physics (with ThomsonNOW 2-Semester, Personal Tutor with SMARTHINKING Printed Access Card)

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Raymond A. Serway , and Chris Vuille
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Modeling, Functions, and Graphs: Algebra for College Students (with iLrn Printed Access Card)

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This Book is Larger than Tolstoy's "War and Peace"

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Katherine Yoshiwara , and Bruce Yoshiwara
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The Fourth Edition of Yoshiwara and Yoshiwara's MODELING, FUNCTIONS, AND GRAPHS: ALGEBRA FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS includes content found in a typical algebra course, along with introductions to curve-fitting and display of data. Yoshiwara and Yoshiwara focus on three core themes throughout their textbook: Modeling, Functions, and Graphs. In their work of modeling and functions, the authors utilize the Rule of Four, which is that all problems should be considered using algebraic, numerical, graphical, and verbal methods. The authors motivate students to acquire the skills and techniques of algebra by placing them in the context of simple applications that use real-life data.

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This Book is Larger than Tolstoy's "War and Peace".......2006-09-05

Dear Average Reader,

Math is my best subject, but it might as well be my worst because this is absolutely the worst text book I've ever seen. If I could meet the authors, Mr. and Mrs. Yoshiwara, I would ask them why they believe the best way for a student to learn college algebra is by providing him with an 8.5-by-10.5-inch hardcover text at 2 inches thick containing almost 1000 pages and a CD ROM, an 8.5-by-11-inch softcover "work book" an inch thich with 350 pages, and an 10-by-8-inch softcover "solution manual" another inch thick with 425 pages.

I deduce from these books that college algebra must be the most complicated thing to learn in the history of mankind. In fact, I actually shudder before these books. The reason I shudder is not because I believe algebra must be this difficult, but because I can't think of a worse undertaking than what I'll witness inside these pages.

Forget the $115 + $45 + sales tax price (as of Fall 2006). First, no person in a college program could possibly have enough time in his semester to completely read these books. I seriously doubt anyone would ever attempt, or could be able, to read these books in his entire life. This assessment comes from just the threat of the sheer size of so many pages, and a CD ROM.

Second, the book is merely acceptable at best. For instance, the first question of the first excercise asks how many weeks are between week 5 and week 9? Five, of course. I'll count them: week 5, week 6, week 7, week 8, and week 9. My math teacher insisted I was wrong, but that's not my point: why would anyone publish a textbook so reckless that the answer of its questions must be assumed in definition?

Let me explain. I suggest to my friend we could go get some lunch together. He says he didn't bring much money. So, I take the change out of my pocket and hold it in my hand. Then, I instruct my friend to do the same. I count my money, and he counts his. We add them together and we get our answer. We have just 95 cents BETWEEN the two of us.

Here's another one. There are five people sitting between me and that actor from television. I wasn't counting him, nor me. Following this interpretation means there are three weeks between weeks 5 and 9. That is because weeks 6, 7, and 8 are between weeks 5 and 9: three weeks. Logically, one should not assume an interpretation without facts.

Here's a question similar to one from the book which my class studied. I go to the grocery store for cola. A 2-liter of cola costs $1.70. A 3-liter of cola costs $2.25. Therefore, the 2-liter is 85 cents per liter, and the 3-liter is 75 cents per liter. Because the price of the 3-liter is a better bargain, I go to the cashier. I pay 75 cents and leave. Since it's impossible for anyone to buy one liter from a 3-liter, I know this math doesn't account for the view of who's doing the shopping.

Here's a math problem not in the Yoshiwara text. A doctor once asked the mathematician and philosopher Bertrand Russell a question. He asked, "Where does it hurt?" Russell says, "In my mind." This book will be doing that, too.

Here's a math question from the book. What is the cost of 10 feet of fabric at $5.79 per yard? It's an easy question to answer: $19.30. But, this same question in the book, Excercise A.1, number 5, reads exactly like this:

Question 5. Dress fabric is sold (from bolts with a standard width) for $5.79 per yard.
a. Write an expression for the nubmer of yards of fabric in terms of the number of feet of the fabric. (There are 3 feet in a yard.)
b. Write an expression for the cost of the fabric in terms of the number of feet.
c. Find the cost of 10 feet of fabric.

Let me give you MY VERSION of this question a second time.

Question 5. "What is the cost of 10 feet of fabric at $5.79 per yard?"

Notice the simplicity of my version of their question?

First, what does it want to know when it wants something "in terms" of something else? What is this? What are terms? Every math problem will result in writing a term. Factually, it's impossible to do any math class homework without writing a term. This wording has no logic.

Second, why does the book have to tell me to "write an expression?" I always write expressions for all math homework. I cannot solve the problem without forming an expression. Does it ask me to write the expression I form? Well, my college professor told me to do that anyway. He called it, "Homework." All math teachers want students to write the expression they think. How else do students perform homework: writing it really is the only way! This book is full of trite statements!

Third, all the questions in the book ask questions with the same confusion I mention. They have traded in the normal style of algebra text book homework where the question is posed as a question, and NOT posed as an instruction, telling me what to do. In the Yoshiwara book, all questions are formed as instructions; meaning, it has no questions in the book. Therefore, the main objective of the Yoshwara text is to force conformity upon students. The famous MENSA International, the intellectual exchange with IQ tests, forms questions with question marks ending their sentences. Their logic quizzes do not expect members to follow statements of instruction. Therefore, I can extrapolate: the Yoshiwara text uses no proper test of logic, nor does it use any logic in its test design.

I told a friend of mine I thought the Yoshiwara algebra text was excessive. He said, your teacher would know more than you about the qualifications of the textbook for his class. The statement is correct, but it unfortunately only accounts for one person's beliefs, and is inconsiderate to the students'. I scored highest in my last two math classes, but I know I don't know nothing, so I gently reminded him, although my teacher is a professional instructor, that I am a professional student who has to read the text. My friend suggested I study from an alternate algebra text, but I told him that action doesn't make much sense since I will have to complete problems from the Yoshiwara text for my instructor anyway. To form a pun, I figure I don't need more problems.

Math has always been my best subject, to which I have always done well. I had a higher grade score in my last two algebra courses than anyone else in my classes. But, since I have to study from Yoshiwaras' book, I'm thinking of suicide.

The Yoshiwara text is only in line with that new logic that says people are using their vision to learn, more than reading books to learn. My English teacher told me about that new logic. It's like being on crack, or watching MTV. At least, the book tries to adapt to what my English teacher calls the mind of an MTV generation. If this book follows that logic, it's because there's very little simplicity. It's a major undertaking. It's a barrage of math principle with a prerequisite of a master's degree. It was designed by math professors with total interest in math and a blatant disregard to life and logic. They didn't make it to learn math from it; they made it to look like it's the most complete text on algebra that ever existed, only in order to make its existence necessary, for no sane person would read it.

Judging from the text questions I read and the quantity of text, I bet the authors want to teach students to "pump out" math answers without having to think.

No one should ever be forced to study a math text larger than a New York City phone book.

Peak Performance: Success in College and Beyond with online access card

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I bought this book for a beginning algebra course. It was a useful book. I passed with an "A".

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this book will change your life..........2006-09-21

thats what the gentleman at the magic store told me when i bought this book. i looked at him like, "yeah, sure it will." Well, IT DID. this series of books, especially volumes 1 and 2, are the best magic books out there. Starting from square one, Mr. Giobbi gradually walks you through the fundementals of magic. Every so often giving the reader effects to learn using these new techniques.

Simply stated, if you want to learn magic...buy this book! You wont be disappointed! But remember, magic isn't easy. Be sure to practice, practice, practice!

Invaluable! Unbelievable! .......2005-02-18

This series of books (there are now 5 volumes) provide a comprehensive and detailed overview of everything a card conjurer should know.

What I wonder is why hardcore magic books are so difficult to find? Amazon does not even offer this book, which IS in print. Booksellers are offering USED copies of the book -- at HIGHER than retail price! I don't get it! This book, as well as the others in the series, is available at many magic book websites. I recommend PenguinMagic.com, where you can purchase the book at slightly less than the $32 retail price.

If considering the book, buy it. Topics include:
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Getting Your First Credit Card (Consumer Books for College Students)

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Not worth the money

Getting Your First Credit Card (Consumer Books for College Students)
Larry Burkett , and Ed Strauss
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Not worth the money.......2001-12-01

This book by Larry Burkett of whom I have the utmost respect (I reguarly listen to his radio show on finances), seemed to me very, very shallow. The book measures just 6.5" X 4". It has less than 43 pages of actual information if you include the glossary (which has a total of 13 words). On average, each page addresses 2 topics. The information is generally sound, but little explaination is given as to why one should do such and such. The subject of finances is for teenagers, but if your teenager is going to college, he won't be impressed by this book. But what really got me going was the [price] retail price! I would price it more like [cheaper price]. Having said all of the above I would like to still encourage readers to continue to buy and read books by Mr. Burkett. You will never go wrong with any of his advise. I bought his book "Money Matters for Teens" at [price] (still a little pricy in my opinion) which seems great at first glance.

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