From the Book - First U.S. edition.
Prologue. Why bother? : why do you need to learn economics? --
Part 1. Getting used to it. Life, the universe, and everything : what is economics? --
From pin to PIN : capitalism 1776 and 2014 --
How have we got here? : a brief history of capitalism --
Let a hundred flowers bloom : how to 'do' economics --
Dramatis personae : who are the economic actors? --
Part 2. Using it. How many do you want it to be? : output, income and happiness --
How does your garden grow? : the world of production --
Trouble at the Fidelity Fiduciary Bank : finance --
Boris's goat should drop dead : inequality and poverty --
I've known a few people who've worked : work and unemployment --
Leviathan or the philosopher king? : the role of the state --
'All things in prolific abundance' : the international dimension --
Epilogue. What now? : how can we use economics to make our economy better?