Economics
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Economics
Addison-Wesley, 2000
4th ed
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Available at 1 libraries
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Economics is a highly successful textbook, which is known and respected world-wide for its comprehensive coverage of introductory economics, its clarity of exposition, its lively applications and examples and for the quality of its four-colour artwork. Using the high standards set by previous editions, this Fourth European Edition has been carefully revised and now places even greater emphasis on helping the student understand the core concepts of economics and to think like an economist. The Fourth Edition has been carefully crafted to meet five overriding goals:
Table of Contents
Part 1: Introduction 1. What is Economics? 2. Making and Using Graphs 3. Production growth & trade Part 2: How Markets Work 4. Demand and Supply 5. Elasticity 6. Efficiency & Equity 7. Markets in Action Part 3: A Closer look at Demand and Supply 8. Utility & Demand 9. Possibilities, Preferences & Choices 10. Organizing Production 11. Output and Costs Part 4: Competition verses Monopoly 12. Competition 13. Monopoly 14. Monopolistic Competition and Oligopoly Part 5: Resource Markets 15. Demand and supply in Factor Markets 16. Labour Markets 17. Inequality, Redistribution and Welfare Part 6: Market Failure and Government 18. Market Failure and Public Choice 19. Regulation and Privatization 20. Externalities, the Environment and Knowledge Part 7: Macroeconomic Overview 21. A first look at Macroeconomics 22. Measuring GDP, Inflation and Economic Growth 23. Employment and Unemployment 24. Aggregate Supply and Aggregate Demand Part 8: Aggregate Demand and Inflation 25. Expenditure Multipliers 26. Fiscal Policy 27. Money 28. The Central Bank and Monetary Policy 29. Fiscal and Monetary Interactions ISLM Appendix 30. Inflation Part 9: Aggregate Supply, Economic Growth and Cycles 31. Capital Investment and Saving 32. Long Term Economic Growth 33. The Business Cycle 34. Macroeconomic Policy Changes Part 10: The Global Economy 35. Trading with the World 36. The Balance of Payments, The Pound and the Euro
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