Economics : a student's guide
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Economics : a student's guide
Pitman, 1992
3rd ed. / John Beardshaw with contributions by Andy Ross
Available at 2 libraries
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  Tokyo
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  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
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  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Previous ed.: 1989
Bibliography: p741-743. -Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The text covers the entire framework of economics in a single volume and presupposes no previous knowledge. Besides the usual tasks of updating and amending, the second edition takes into account the new approach in the teaching of economics with a much greater emphasis on the real-world economic and political changes; for instance, the difference in perspectives brought about in the Thatcher/Reagan years. It contains exercises and examination questions, the latest statistics, colour charts and diagrams, complete coverage of A level syllabi, checklists and easy reference chapters and OHP masters available to lecturers adopting the text. The text covers the framework of economics in one volume and is particularly suited to students embarking on A level courses. It is also designed for BTEC National and Higher National level courses, professional examinations and first year degree students. An ELBS/LPBB edition is available.
Table of Contents
- Part 1 Introduction: economics and the economy - an overview
- mathematical techniques in economics
- the economic problem - resources and their exploitation
- demography
- the basis of the market economy
- the mixed economy
- national income. Part 2 The microeconomic system: markets and prices - the price system
- demand and utility
- elasticities of demand and supply
- markets in movement
- agricultural prices - a case study
- the business organisation - its size, location and form
- competition and profits
- cost in the short-run and the long-run
- competitive supply
- price and output under imperfect competition
- aspects of monopoly
- privatization or nationalization
- the theory of distribution
- the determination of wages
- rent
- capital and interest
- enterprise and profit
- the market assessed - welfare economics - an introduction to welfare economics
- market failure
- microeconomic policy. Part 3 Macroeconomics: the An ELBS/LPBB edition is available. determination of national income - the macroeconomy
- consumption, savings and investment
- the determination of the equilibrium level of national income
- modelling the economy
- fluctuations in the level of economic activity
- monetary theory and practice
- money and prices
- the banking system
- central banking and monetary policy
- monetary analysis and income analysis
- international economics
- the gains of international trade
- the balance of payments
- exchange rates
- international institutions
- problems and policies
- the control of inflation
- the attainment of full employment
- policy and equilibrium - an aggregate demand and supply analysis
- economic growth
- development and underdevelopment
- radical political economy.
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