This groundbreaking new text is designed for a one-semester introductory economics course that introduces students to the fundamental ideas of both microeconomics and macroeconomics. Economics for Today will help all business students, regardless of major, see how economics is relevant to their lives and future careers. This is accomplished by utilizing a large number of pertinent examples drawn from current, global happenings. Students from South-East Asia, New Zealand, and Australia will get an awareness of the application of economics in their own local context.