立場——辯證思維訓練：經濟篇

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《立場辯證思維訓練》系列叢書以論辯形式呈現當前具有爭議的熱點話題，選取正反兩面立場的論述素材，體裁涵蓋聯合國報告、美國政府議會陳詞、報刊論說文章、法庭辯論記錄，說理充分，論證嚴密，激發學生的興趣，鍛鍊思辨能力。

導讀英語思辨，攻錯他山朱績崧 v

Introduction xiii

Issue 1． Are Profits the Only Business of Business? 1

Issue 2． Should the Compensation of Executives Be Subject to Government Regulation? 23

Issue 3． Should the United States Stop All New Offshore Drilling for Oil? 43

Issue 4． Should NBC and Comcast Be Allowed to Merge? 63

Issue 5． Did the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Create Jobs? 82

Issue 6． Do American Consumers Need a Financial Protection Agency? 109

Issue 7． Should Minimum Wage and Living Wage Laws Be Eliminated? 128

Issue 8． Is a Fair Trade Policy Superior to a Free Trade Policy? 144

Issue 9． Can U．S． Deficit and Debt Problems Be Solved Without Increases in Taxes? 160

Issue 10． Is the Inequality in U．S． Income Distribution Surging? 176

Internet References 198

Contributors to This Volume 199

弗蘭克·J.博內洛，曾是美國諾特丹大學經濟系教授，在貨幣經濟學領域作品頗多，《立場——辯證思維訓練：經濟篇（第15版）》是他的第六本著作。伊索貝爾·洛博任教於美國班尼迪克大學，在通用經濟學和經濟學教育方面有不少作品，曾在全球商業協會會議上發表論文。