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Chapter 1 Money, Banking, and Your World
Chapter Objectives
By the end of this chapter, students should be able to:
- Describe how ignorance of the principles of money and banking has injured the lives of everyday people.
- Describe how understanding the principles of money and banking has enhanced the lives of everyday people.
- Explain how bankers can simultaneously be entrepreneurs and lend to entrepreneurs.