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Maier (economics, Glendale Community College) and Nelson (Global Development and Environment Institute, Tufts University) offer high school teachers an overview of currents and controversies in high school economics education, and guide them in finding engaging materials and activities for use in the classroom. The guide is written especially for teachers whose backgrounds are in history or another social science rather than economics, and for those who are dissatisfied with the conservative slant of standard textbooks. The authors first review the history, intellectual traditions, and strengths and weaknesses of the standard "neoclassical" economics curriculum. Chapters in the next section are arranged to follow the flow of topics in a typical high school economics textbook, such as gross domestic product, unemployment, and banking. Each chapter contains a short commentary on the strengths and weaknesses of the typical textbook treatment of the subject, hints for teaching other perspectives, and a list of print and nonprint sources of activities and materials. A resource section describes web sites and useful organizations. Annotation c2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
