The capitalist revolution -- Technology, population, and growth -- Scarcity, work, and choice -- Social interactions -- Property and power: mutual gains and conflict -- The firm: owners, managers, and employees -- The firm and its customers -- Supply and demand: price-taking and competitive markets -- The labour market: wages, profits, and unemployment -- Banks, money, and the credit market -- Rent-seeking, price-setting, and market dynamics -- Markets, efficiency, and public policy -- Economic fluctuations and unemployment -- Unemployment and fiscal policy -- Inflation, unemployment, and monetary policy -- Technological progress, employment, and living standards in the long run -- Capstone: the great depression, golden age, and global financial crisis -- Capstone: the nation and the world economy -- Capstone: economic inequality -- Capstone: economics of the environment -- Capstone: innovation, information, and the networked economy -- Capstone: economics, politics, and public policy.