This 24-page booklet looks at how the Canadian economic system works, how its components fit together, and how Canada is linked to the rest of the world. As an economics educator, author Gary Rabbior had never found a model or "big picture" of the economy that he thought did an adequate job of visually depicting the myriad of interactions in our economy. The circular flow models in most texts seemed inadequate. This publication presents what we believe is a useful model of the economy.

The following are some of the comments we've received from educators about this publication and its model of the economy.

• "... considering using it as basic text for economics course."
• "This is one of the most complex parts of the course — you have simplified it considerably."
• "Best circular flow diagram I have seen."
• "Very effective — brings pieces of the economic puzzle together bit by bit."
• "Ideal teaching unit."

The Canadian Economy: The Big Picture — Revised Edition (Suitable for Printing - Adobe Acrobat Reader required) (PDF: 874 KB / 28 pages)