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ECONOMICS Edexcel A level Economics A, Book 1, Peter Smith, Hodder Education 2015, 228 pages, paperback, £24.99, ISBN 978-1-4718-3000-6.
This book is basically an updated version of Peter Smith's "Edexcel Economics" (first published in 2008) that has been adapted to cover the new Edexcel Economics A specifications for AS and the first two themes of A level. Many of the features of the 2008 book have been kept. Every chapter starts with a list of bullet points giving learning outcomes. The chapters are then divided into easy to digest chunks using sub-headings. Key terms are defined as they are introduced in the text through the use of boxes in the margins. There are exercises every few pages that can be used to test student understanding and there are frequent summaries. Each chapter also includes some case study material with follow-up questions. Some chapters contain 'Extension Material' that consists of explanations of theory that go slightly...