Globalization: What It Is and How It Works

Economic depression is a term frequently heard in the news and an event read about in history class. But what exactly is it? Supporting financial literacy in school and in life, this text breaks down the complicated concept of economic depression into language readers can understand. They will learn how a depression starts, what causes it, how an economy can recover from it, if one is likely in the future, and how an economic depression can affect them directly

Using explanatory text, photos, and graphics, this book makes it easier for readers to understand the complicated and often controversial topic of globalization by discussing the different types of globalization, how and why it occurs, its effect on people, and what it means in the Internet Age

Through engaging, easily understood language, readers will learn about the specifics of an economic recession, including the difference between a recession and a depression, what can be done about a recession, how it affects everyday life, and how it will impact their future. This text supports financial literacy and informs teens how to be fiscally responsible in life

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Chapter 1: State of Flux -- Chapter 2: Start of Depressions -- Chapter 3: Depressions and Their Growth -- Chapter 4: Depressions and Their Effects -- Chapter 5: Recovering From a Depression -- Chapter 6: Is Another Depression Likely? -- Chapter 7: A Relative Calm -- Timeline of the History of US Depressions -- Bibliographic Sources -- Glossary -- Further Reading -- Index -- Back Cover

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Chapter 1: What is a Recession? -- Chapter 2: What Causes Recession? -- Chapter 3: Recession's Red Flags -- Chapter 4: Recessions in the Real World -- Chapter 5: Coping with Recession -- Chapter 6: What's Next? -- Timeline of US Recessions -- Bibliographic Sources -- Glossary -- Further Reading -- Index -- Back Cover