Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. ix CHAPTER 17 Functioning of the Economy. . . . . . 436 Section 17.1 Basics of the Economy. . . . . . . . . . . . 438 Section 17.2 Government and the Economy. . . . . . 449 Review and Assessment. . . . . . . . . . . . . 464 Portfolio Development: References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 466 Event Prep: Promoting the Benefits of Entrepreneurship . . . . . . . 467 CHAPTER 18 Business in the Free Enterprise. . . 468 Section 18.1 Business in the Private Sector . . . . . . 470 Section 18.2 Entrepreneurship. . . . . . . . 484 Review and Assessment. . . . . . . . . . . . . 488 Portfolio Development: Soft Skills. . . . . . 491 Event Prep: Business Financial Plan. . . . . . . . . . . 491 CHAPTER 19 Global Trade and the Economy . . . 492 Section 19.1 Economic Globalization . . . . . . . . . . . 494 Section 19.2 International Monetary System. . . . . . 505 Review and Assessment. . . . . . . . . . . . . 520 Portfolio Development: Hard Skills. . . . . 523 Event Prep: Personal Finance. . . . . . . . . 523 CHAPTER 20 Environmental Responsibilities in an Economic System . . . . . . . . . . 524 Section 20.1 Environment. . . . . . . . . . . 526 Section 20.2 Addressing Environmental Challenges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 535 Review and Assessment. . . . . . . . . . . . . 546 Portfolio Development: Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 549 Event Prep: Proper Attire. . . . . . . . . . . . . 549 Unit 6 Preparing for Your Career. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 550 CHAPTER 21 Planning for Your Career. . . . . . . . . 552 Section 21.1 Choosing a Career . . . . . . 554 Section 21.2 Preparing for Your Education . . . . . . . 567 Review and Assessment. . . . . . . . . . . . . 576 Portfolio Development: Organizing Your Portfolio. . . . . . . . . . . 579 Event Prep: Careers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 579 CHAPTER 22 Applying for and Accepting Employment. . . . . . . . . . . 580 Section 22.1 Résumés, Cover Messages, and Employment Applications. . . . . . . 582 Section 22.2 Job Interviews and the Employment Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . 589 Section 22.3 Success in the Workplace . . . . . . . . . 599 Review and Assessment. . . . . . . . . . . . . 608 Portfolio Development: Presenting Your Portfolio. . . . . . . . . . . 611 Event Prep: Job Interview. . . . . . . . . . . . 611 CHAPTER 23 Digital Citizenship. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 612 Section 23.1 Communicating in a Digital Society. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 614 Section 23.2 Internet Use in the Workplace . . . . . . 622 Review and Assessment. . . . . . . . . . . . . 628 Portfolio Development: Printed Portfolio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 631 Event Prep: Day of the Event. . . . . . . . . 631 Math Skills Handbook . . . . . . . . . . . 632 Glossary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 648 Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 660