I also really like "How an Economy Grows and Why it Doesn't". There are some issues with it and you have to ignore the political stuff if you don't enjoy those

I also really like "How an Economy Grows and Why it Doesn't". There are some issues with it and you have to ignore the political stuff if you don't enjoy those but by and large I enjoy the simple explanation. Link to PDF version: http://freedom-school.com/money/how-an-economy-grows.pdf http://freedom-school.com/money/how-an-economy-grows.pdf