Use dictionaries to define terms and consult encyclopedias to obtain a brief overview of a subject:
The American Economy: A Historical Encyclopedia [electronic resource] by 
A Companion to the History of Economic Thought [electronic resource] by 
A Dictionary of Economics by 
A Dictionary of Globalization by 
Dictionary of International Trade Organizations and Agreements by 
An Encyclopedia of Keynesian Economics by 
Encyclopedia of the Age of the Industrial Revolution, 1700-1920 by 
Encyclopedia of the Great Depression by 
The Language of Law and Economics: A Dictionary by 
The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics and the Law by 
The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics [electronic resource] by 
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History by 
The Palgrave Encyclopedia of World Economic History by 
The Princeton Encyclopedia of the World Economy [electronic resource] by 
Terms of Trade: Glossary of International Economics [electronic resource] by 
The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Globalization [electronic resource] by 
