After an introduction to the overarching subject matter of economics, we look in turn at microeconomics and then macroeconomics, in each case first defining the subject and some of the issues involved and then looking at how governments intervene.

Introduction

1: Basic economic ideas and resource allocation;

Microeconomics

2: The price system and the microeconomy;

3: Government microeconomic intervention;

Macroeconomics

4: The macroeconomy;

5: Government macroeconomic intervention.