Download or read book Everyday Economics written by Lawrence H. Officer and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2009-05-12 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From how the current crisis happened to the role of banks to how money works, this book addresses complex ideas in an easy to understand Q&A format with lively prose. With examples throughout from personal finance issues such as how to negotiate the best price for a car, and should you buy a warranty for a new computer, to big picture questions that affect our national and global economy such as: What is deflation and inflation? How does monetary policy really work? How does a corporation actually go bankrupt?