InEconomics:The Basics,Tony Cleaver covers fundamental issues to help us understand howeconomicswork.From the global recession to housing trends, Cleaver highlights the following themes:

• how different economic systems function
• the boom and bust cycle of market economies
• the impact of emerging markets (trade)
• how price, supply and demand interact
• the role of the banking and finance industry
• the impact of economies on the environment

In this discussion thread, select yourleastfavorite economic theme [above] and share your experience with economics and how you would teach it to your students.

Although your knowledge/experience witheconomics in educationmay be limited