Economics Is Too Important To Be Left To The Economists. This Concise And Readable Book Provides Non-specialist Readers With All The Information They Need To Understand How Capitalism Works (and How It Doesn't). Economics For Everyone, Now Published In Second Edition, Is An Antidote To The Abstract And Ideological Way That Economics Is Normally Taught And Reported. Key Concepts Such As Finance, Competition And Wages Are Explored, And Their Importance To Everyday Life Is Revealed. Stanford Answers Questions Such As 'do Workers Need Capitalists?', 'why Does Capitalism Harm The Environment?', And 'what Really Happens On The Stock Market?' The Book Will Appeal To Those Working For A Fairer World, And Students Of Social Sciences Who Need To Engage With Economics. It Is Illustrated With Humorous And Educational Cartoons By Tony Biddle, And Is Supported With A Comprehensive Set Of Web-based Course Materials For Popular Economics Courses.--publisher's Description. Acknowledgements -- Introduction: Why Study Economics? -- Part One: Preliminaries: 1. The Economy And Economics; 2. Capitalism; 3. Economic History; 4. The Politics Of Economics -- Part Two: The Basics Of Capitalism: Work, Tools, And Profit: 5. Work, Production, And Value; 6. Working With Tools; 7. Companies, Owners, And Profit; 8. Working For A Living; 9. Reproduction (for Economists!); 10. Closing The Little Circle -- Part Three: Capitalism As A System: 11. Competition; 12. Business Investment; 13. Employment And Unemployment; 14. Inequality And Its Consequences; 15. Divide And Conquer; 16. Capitalism And The Environment -- Part Four: The Complexity Of Capitalism: 17. Money And Banking; 18. Inflation, Central Banks, And Monetary Policy; 19. Paper Chase: Stock Markets, Financialization, And Pensions; 20. The Conflicting Personalities Of Government; 21. Spending And Taxing; 22. Globalization; 23. Development (and Otherwise); 24. Closing The Big Circle; 25. The Ups And Downs Of Capitalism; 26. Meltdown And Aftermath -- Part Five: Challenging Capitalism: 27. Evaluating Capitalism; 28. Improving Capitalism; 29. Replacing Capitalism? -- Conclusion: A Baker's Dozen: Key Things To Remember. Jim Stanford ; Illustrations By Tony Biddle.