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In addition to Dollars & Sense magazine, we publish a number of high-quality teaching anthologies and other books by economists affiliated with the magazine.

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See also our list of books we distribute for United for a Fair Economy.

"As textbooks become more conservative and less topical, I find that Dollars & Sense readers are more useful than ever in my undergraduate classes. They are jargon-free, up-to-date, and inexpensive--as well as consistently and thoughtfully progressive. I recommend them highly."
—Robin Hahnel, American University

"I have been using Dollars & Sense publications for nearly 20 years. I find them absolutely necessary for students to understand progressive, critical, real-world perspectives that are sorely absent from mainstream texts and readers. These magnificently clear and relevant articles open many students’ eyes and cause others to reexamine their adopted views."
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• Striking a Balance, January 2007. ISBN: 978-1-878585-62-2. 182 pages.
  
  In this provocative book, economist and work/life expert Robert Drago constructs a unique vision of the meaning of balance, unmasking the real reasons most Americans lead unbalanced lives.
  
  Foreword by Juliet Schor, author of The Overworked American: The Unexpected Decline of Leisure.
  
  
  
  
• Grassroots Journalism, 2nd Edition, January 2007. ISBN: 978-1-878585-63-9. 161 pages.
  
  Grassroots Journalism is the essential handbook for a new kind of community journalism that shows people how actively engaging in public issues can make a difference in the quality of their own lives—and the world. The book is full of real-world examples where grassroots journalism worked—and resulted in positive change. Chapters cover the nuts and bolts of writing grassroots news articles, how to make sure your articles are read, and how the mainstream media suppress stories that challenge the status quo. This book is an indispensable guidebook for journalists, journalism students, and citizen activists.
  
  
  
  
• The Wealth Inequality Reader, 2nd Edition, January 2008. ISBN: 978-1-878585-69-1. 296 pages.
  
  Wealth is distributed more unequally in the United States today than at any time since the twenties. Does it matter? The authors of The Wealth Inequality Reader answer this question with a resounding yes. In the thoroughly revised and expanded second edition, forty-two substantive, engaging essays explore the hidden vector of wealth inequality: its causes, its consequences, and strategies for change. Plus: an illustrated overview offers the latest statistics on wealth inequality in a series of one-page snapshots. The essential reader on wealth inequality, this book is a must-have for both activists and scholars.
  
  Edited by the Dollars & Sense Collective and United for a Fair Economy. Preface by Jesse Jackson Jr.
  
  Contributors include: Gar Alperovitz, Peter Barnes, Chuck Collins, Bill Fletcher, Ellen Frank, William Greider, Paul Krugman, Meizhu Lui, Kevin Phillips, and more.
  
  
  
  
• Unlevel Playing Fields: Understanding Wage Inequality and Discrimination, by Randy Albelda, Robert W. Drago, and Steven Shulman. Dec. 2004, 2nd edition, ISBN 1-878585-47-9, $28.95 (233 pp.).
  After all the gains of the civil rights and women's movements, why are black people and women still faring poorly when it comes to wages, employment levels, and the distribution of jobs? Unlevel Playing Fields tackles this critical question by presenting two contrasting economic theories - neoclassical and political economy - and showing how each theory explains discrimination and inequality in the labor market. The authors also offer some practical proposals for altering the status quo.
  
  
  
  
• Real World Macro, 25th Edition, May 2008, ISBN 978-1-878585-70-7, $32.95 (172 pp). NEW EDITION—revised and updated. Our perennial bestseller asks the questions that standard textbooks largely neglect: What’s so great about growth? Is unemployment “natural”? What’s so new about the “New Economy”? Real World Macro also addresses current topics such as tax policy, Social Security “reform,” the Federal Reserve, unemployment, and inflation. Editors: Daniel Fireside, John Miller, Bryan Snyder, and the D&S Collective.
  
  Now keyed to David Colander's Economics (7th ed.) and Macroeconomics (7th ed.).
  
  25TH NEW EDITION COMING SOON
  
  
  
  
• Real World Micro, 15th Edition, May 2008, ISBN 978-1-878585-71-4, $32.95 (144 pp.). NEW EDITION—revised and updated. Standard microeconomics textbooks depict a harmonious world of free markets producing the best outcomes for everyone. Real World Micro rubs neoclassical theory up against reality, in which disparities of wealth, power, and organization shape the economy, and benefit some groups at others’ expense. Editors: Daniel Fireside, Smriti Rao, Bryan Snyder, and the D&S Collective.
  
  Now keyed to David Colander's Economics (7th ed.) and Microeconomics (7th ed.).
  
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• Real World Globalization, 9th Edition, ISBN 978-1-878585-65-3, $28.95 (432pp). Fully revised, expanded, and updated. An essential guide to rapidly changing trends in global trade, investment, labor relations, and economic development. Editors: Betsy Rakocy, Alejandro Reuss, Chris Sturr, and the D&S Collective.
  
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• Introduction to Political Economy, 4th Edition, July 2005, ISBN 1-878585-52-5, $24.95 (262pp), by Charles Sackrey and Geoffrey Schneider, with Janet Knoedler. Few economics programs today offer students the opportunity to study the history of economic thought or the philosophical foundations of diverse schools of economics. Introduction to Political Economy reintroduces these ideas into the curriculum by presenting the work of the most influential economists of modern times—Marx, Veblen, Keynes, Galbraith, and, in a new chapter, Adam Smith.
  
  Introduction to Political Economy covers these thinkers' central ideas, including their writings on social class, the role of government in taming capitalist economies, and the misleading assumptions about human behavior in mainstream models. It concludes by presenting classic critiques of monopoly capitalism and examining the Swedish "middle way" between capitalism and socialism.
  
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• Real World Banking, 5th edition, ISBN 978-1-878585-64-6, $24.95 (262 pp). Just published!—Fully revised and updated! Topics include the changing role of banks, the Federal Reserve, banking and the poor, and international monetary issues. Editors: Dan Fireside, Amy Gluckman, and the D&S Collective.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• The Environment in Crisis, 3rd Edition, February 2006, ISBN 1-878585-51-7, $19.95 (138 pp). How much would you spend to protect the environment? That's the starting and ending point for most mainstream economists when they talk about environmental issues -- and that's part of the problem. In twenty-four engaging and informative articles, The Environment in Crisis offers progressive perspectives on the environment and debunks the myths broadcast by the business press and neoclassical economists. Edited by Daniel Fireside, Toussaint Losier, Adria Scharf, Thad Williamson, and the Dollars & Sense Collective
  
  
  
  
• Current Economic Issues, 11th Edition, August 2007, ISBN 978-1-878585-68-4, $24.95 (209 pp.). The recent economic news has been remarkable—from the collapse of the “New Economy” to the buildup of a war economy and the bursting of the housing bubble. Current Economic Issues offers progressive perspectives on major economic news stories, such as corporate scandals and the Social Security debate, along the way debunking dozens of myths broadcast by the business press. Editors: Ramaa Vasudevan, Chris Sturr, and the D&S Collective.