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Principles of economics / Karl E. Case, Ray C. Fair.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Prentice Hall series in economicsPublication details: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, c2002.Edition: 6th edDescription: 1 v. (various pagings) : ill. (chiefly col.), facsims. (some col.), col. ports. ; 28 cmISBN:
  • 9780130414571 (pbk.) :
  • 0130414573
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 330 CAS
LOC classification:
  • HB171.5 .C3123 2002
Contents:
Introduction -- Part 1.Introduction to economics -- 1.The scope and method of ecnomics -- 2.The economic problem: scarcity and choice -- 3.Demand, supply, and market equilibrium -- 4.The price systems, demand and supply, and elasticity -- Microecnomics -- Part 2.Foundations of microeconomics: consumers and firms -- 5.Household behavior and consumer choice -- 6.The production process: the behavior of profit-maximizing firms -- 7.Short-run costs and output decisions -- 8.Costs and output decisions in the long run -- 9.Input demand: the capital market and the investment decision -- 11.General equilibrium and the efficiency of perfect competition -- Part 3.Market imperfections and the role of government -- Part 3: Market imperfections and the role of government -- 12.Monopoly and antitrust policy -- 13.Monopolistic competition and oligopoly -- 14.Externalities, public goods, imperfect information, and social choice -- 15.Income distribution and poverty -- Macroecnomics -- Part 4: Concepts and problems in macroeconomics -- 16.Introduction to macroeconomics -- 17.Measuring national output and national income -- 18.Long-run and short-run concerns: growth, productivity, unemployment, and inflation -- Part 5: The goods and money markets -- 19.Aggregate expenditure and equilibrium output -- 20.The government and fiscal policy -- 21.The money supply and the Federal Reserve system -- 22.Money demand, the equilibrium interest rate, and monetary policy -- Part 6.Macroeconomic analysis -- 23.Money, the interest rate, and output: analysis and policy -- 24.Aggregate, demand, supply, and inflation -- 25.The labour market, unemployment, and inflation -- 26.Macroecomic issues and policy -- 27.Household and firm behavior in the macroeconomy: a further look -- 38.Long-run growth -- 29.Debates in macroeconomics: monetarism, new classical theory and supply-side economics -- International economics -- Part 7: The world economy -- 30.International trade, competitive advantage, and protectionism -- 31.Open-economy macroeconomics: the balance of payment and exchange rates -- 32.Economic growth in developing and transitional economies.
Summary: This student-friendly text takes a hands-on approach to economic theory, issues and politics using a lively writing style which engages the student with clear explanations, easy to understand graphs and relevant examples.
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Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 330 CAS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 209363

Previous ed.: 1999.

Includes index.

Includes glossary & index.

Introduction -- Part 1.Introduction to economics -- 1.The scope and method of ecnomics -- 2.The economic problem: scarcity and choice -- 3.Demand, supply, and market equilibrium -- 4.The price systems, demand and supply, and elasticity -- Microecnomics -- Part 2.Foundations of microeconomics: consumers and firms -- 5.Household behavior and consumer choice -- 6.The production process: the behavior of profit-maximizing firms -- 7.Short-run costs and output decisions -- 8.Costs and output decisions in the long run -- 9.Input demand: the capital market and the investment decision -- 11.General equilibrium and the efficiency of perfect competition -- Part 3.Market imperfections and the role of government -- Part 3: Market imperfections and the role of government -- 12.Monopoly and antitrust policy -- 13.Monopolistic competition and oligopoly -- 14.Externalities, public goods, imperfect information, and social choice -- 15.Income distribution and poverty -- Macroecnomics -- Part 4: Concepts and problems in macroeconomics -- 16.Introduction to macroeconomics -- 17.Measuring national output and national income -- 18.Long-run and short-run concerns: growth, productivity, unemployment, and inflation -- Part 5: The goods and money markets -- 19.Aggregate expenditure and equilibrium output -- 20.The government and fiscal policy -- 21.The money supply and the Federal Reserve system -- 22.Money demand, the equilibrium interest rate, and monetary policy -- Part 6.Macroeconomic analysis -- 23.Money, the interest rate, and output: analysis and policy -- 24.Aggregate, demand, supply, and inflation -- 25.The labour market, unemployment, and inflation -- 26.Macroecomic issues and policy -- 27.Household and firm behavior in the macroeconomy: a further look -- 38.Long-run growth -- 29.Debates in macroeconomics: monetarism, new classical theory and supply-side economics -- International economics -- Part 7: The world economy -- 30.International trade, competitive advantage, and protectionism -- 31.Open-economy macroeconomics: the balance of payment and exchange rates -- 32.Economic growth in developing and transitional economies.

This student-friendly text takes a hands-on approach to economic theory, issues and politics using a lively writing style which engages the student with clear explanations, easy to understand graphs and relevant examples.

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