Understanding economics today
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Understanding economics today
Irwin/McGraw-Hill, c1998
6th ed
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 471-485) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This survey of economics provides basic tools of reasoning and analysis. It aims to help the reader make more effective economic choices and gain insights into local, state, national and international economic issues.
Table of Contents
Part I: Microeconomics. Chapter 1: The Economics of Personal and Social Choice. Chapter 2: Scarcity and the Economic Problem. Chapter 3: The First Law of Economics. Chapter 4: The Law of Supply and Market Price. Chapter 5: Shortages, Surpluses, and Prices. Chapter 6: Production, Profits, and Marginal Analysis. Chapter 7: Competition and Monopoly. Chapter 8: Jobs and Wages. Chapter 9: Market Failure and Government Failure. Chapter 10: Trade Among Nations. Part II: Macroeconomics. Chapter 11: National Economic Problems: Stagnation, Inflation, Unemployment, and Competitiveness. Chapter 12: Overview of the National Economy: Cycles and the Circular Flow Model. Chapter 13: Government Fiscal Actions and the Pace of the Economy. Chapter 14: Money, Money, Money. Chapter 15: The Fed and the Money Supply. Chapter 16: Why Economists Disagree. Chapter 17: Inflation and Unemployment. Chapter 18: Rising Living Standards or Stagnation: Chapter 19: Issues in Stabilization Policy. Chapter 20: The Exchange Rate and the Balance of Payments.
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