Contents

Предисловие

3

Unit I

Part 1 History of the US Economy

5

Part 2 Top Ten Issues Facing our Youth Today

15

Unit II

Part 1 Basics of Economics

21

Part 2 Education in the US

31

Unit III

Part 1 Market, Types of Economies

36

Part 2 Choosing a University Course

52

Unit IV

Part 1 Competition

56

Part 2 Strengths and Weaknesses of a Student

68

Unit V

Part 1 Money: History and Functions

73

Part 2 Money and the Meaning of Life

81

Unit VI

Part 1 Forms of Money

86

Part 2 Student’s Success

95

Unit VII

Part 1 Inflation, Deflation and Price Stability

100

Part 2 From College to Career

114

Unit VIII

Part 1 History of English Clearing Bank

118

Part 2 Career: Economist

134

Unit IX

Part 1 Globalization

138

Part 2 Why Learn Languages?

149

Unit X

Part 1 The European Union

157

Part 2 21^ST Century Education

167

Appendix I

171

Appendix II

212

Appendix III

219

Заключение

236

List of Literature

237

Благодарности

238

Contents

239