Unit One Introduction to Economics
Reading One Introduction to Economics
Reading Two Research on Challenges and Strategies for China's Green Economy Development
In the News China Will Be World's Leading Economic Power by 2030

Unit Two Demand and Supply
Reading One The Market Forces of Demand and Supply
Reading Two Urban Supply—Demand Interrelations in Business Services
In the News Oil Prices Collapse on Falling Demand

Unit Three The Public Sector
Reading One Governmenfs Functions in the Economy
Reading Two Are Chinese Stock and Property Markets Integratec or Segmented？
In the News China Raises Defense Budget， Promises to Help the Poor

Unit Four The Organization of Industry
Reading One Monopoly
Reading Two The Chinese Government and the National Oil Companies （NOCs） ： Who Is the Principal？
In the News McCain Wants US to Buy Bad Home Loans； Obama Pushes for Tax Cuts

Unit Five Firm Behavior
Reading One The Costs of Production
Reading Two A Tale of Two Eco—Cities： Experimentation under Hierarchy in Shanghai and Tianjin
In the News Quick Action Sought on US Plan to Rescue Banks from Bad Debts

Unit Six Labor Market
Reading One Increasing Wage Inequality： The Effects of Globalization and Technology
Reading Two Closing the Skills Gap： Companies and Colleges Collaborating for Change
In the News China's Rural Migrant Workers Deserve More Respect from the City—dwellers

Unit Seven Social Welfare
Reading One Is GDP a Good Measure of Economic Well—being
Reading Two A Summary of the Liveability Ranking and OveNiew of 2014
In the News China Overtakes Japan as No．2 Economy

Unit Eight Monetary Policy
Reading One The Costs of Inflation： Not What You Think
Reading Two Financial Markets
In the News Price Data Suggest Specter of Deflation in China

Unit Nine The Role of Government
Reading One Should the Government Use Policy to Stabilize the Economy？
Reading Two The G20 E—Trade Readiness Index
In the News China Cuts Lending Rate as Its Economic Growth Slows

Unit Ten Intemational Economics
Reading One The Logic of International Trade
Reading Two Breaking Borders： From Canada to China， Barriers Overshadow Growth for Expanding SMEs
In the News Facing aSlowing Economy， China Turns to American Exports
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