本书内容涵盖了美国经济的运行机制、发展历史、从小企业到大公司的转变股票期货市场、政府的经济职能、货币和财政政策、农业特色、工会作用、外贸及全球经济政策等方面。本书共分10章，每章由课文、词汇、注释、练习等组成。该书既是一本商务英语阅读教材，同时也是学习美国经济的入门教材，可供英语专业二年级、非英语专业三年级学生作为一学期的阅读课或商务知识课学习之用。
"Chapter 1 Introducti
N_Chapter 2 How the United States Economy Works: An Overview
Chapter 3 The History of the American Economy
Chapter 4 From Small Business to Corporation: The American Free Enterprise System
Chapter 5 Stocks, Commodities and Markets
Chapter 6 The Role of Government in the Economy
Chapter 7 Monetary and Fiscal Policy
Chapter 8 The Changing Face of American Agriculture
Chapter 9 Labor in America: The Trade Unions Pole
Chapter 10 Foreign Trade and Global Economic Policies
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