Reviews of 10 recent books and one new journal ("Catalyst: A Journal of Policy Debate") are provided. Topics of the books reviewed include: economics in modern Britain, world economics, the mixed economy, Milton Friedman's thought, British industry, economic issues, and London as a financial center. (JDH)

Teaching an evening course in economics at an Adult Education Institute can be challenging. But it is very different from teaching economics in a college. Discusses adults' motives for studying economics, what economics should be taught, teaching methods, and ways to facilitate classroom discussion. (RM)

Institutional economics remains a viable alternative approach to economics. It stresses power, technology, and a holistic and evolutionary approach while critiquing the neoclassical approach. General features of institutional economics are examined, and the work of institutionalists in specific areas is discussed. (RM)

This study examines the relationships among the students' achievement or knowledge, the students' gender, and the students' attitude toward economics as a subject or discipline. (JOW)

States the relationship between the general philosophy of home economics and the specialization of merchandising. (JOW)

Intended to give college economics students insights into the problems of demand management, this game involves students in manipulating government expenditure, with incomes policy and devaluation options, to try to secure the objectives of full employment, low inflation, and an acceptable balance of payments position. (RM)

A brief description of a computerized economics simulation model which provides students with an opportunity to apply microeconomic principles along with elementary accounting and statistical techniques.'' (Author/AK)

Study attempts to measure the effect of behavioral objectives on learning outcomes using the Test of Economic Understanding, Form B. There was no significant effect. (SE)

The combination of consumer mathematics and economics has the potential to make a sizable contribution in preparing students to become effective consumers. Students must understand economic as well as mathematical concepts, and consumers need to adapt to changing economic conditions and life styles. (JOW)

Examines findings from four recent studies which examined the economic content in undergraduate business school programs. Changes in the number of schools requiring advanced economics courses, differences in economics credit-hour requirements, and the significance of the economics department's placement within or outside of the business school are…

Outlines a series of practical goals for secondary economics education in Canada. Economic education should ask more analytic questions. (RM)

Examines educational backgrounds of authors of 87 international economics textbooks published from 1945 to 1974. About 80 percent of the authors received graduate training at American universities; all but one held a doctoral degree. Those trained at Harvard or Columbia comprised 38 percent of the total, an indication of institutional domination…

Candyconomy is a technique that uses a single commodity to illustrate several basic concepts in economics such as scarcity and choice, opportunity cost, trade-offs and decision-making, exchange, supply and demand, and equilibrium. The example has been used with over 5,000 elementary and secondary students. (JOW)