M & B (with Review Cards, Web Site Printed Access Card, GEC Printed Access Card and GEC Resource Center Sticker) (Paperback, 2009-2010, Stud)

Take a look at the powerful role that today's banking system plays in individual financial activities and examine how monetary policymaking shapes the world's financial system with this innovative new approach to today's money and banking course. Student-engineered and faculty-approved, Croushore's innovative M&B was shaped by extensive input from today's students and refined by numerous dedicated instructors. The result is an engaging, accessible book with online learning solutions that meet the diverse needs of today's learners while providing true value. The book's brief, focused approach reads like a business periodical, rather than a text, as it addresses the modern framework of today's financial system in which both financial markets and banks play important roles. A wealth of real business applications and inviting writing, infused with memorable examples, relates financial topics to the reader's every day life and career. More than 130 figures, full-color photos, and cartoons, as well as Cengage South-Western's online Global Economic Watch, help captivate and inform the reader. Count on M&B to connect today's learner to the latest developments in money and banking today for long-term personal and career success.