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Economics : a student's guide / John Beardshaw with contributions by Andy Ross.

By: Beardshaw, John.
Contributor(s): Ross, Andy.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London : Pitman, 1992Edition: 3rd ed.Description: xiv, 751 p. : ill, maps ; 25 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0273037773.Subject(s): EconomicsDDC classification: 330
Contents:
1. Introduction -- I: Economics and the economy: an overview -- 2. The microeconomic system -- II. Markets and prices -- III. The theory of distribution -- IV. The market assessed: welfare economics -- 3. Macroeconomics -- V. The determination of national income -- VI: Monetary theory and practice -- VII. International economics -- VIII. Problems and policies.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

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. 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.

Bibliography: (pages 741-743) and index.

1. Introduction -- I: Economics and the economy: an overview -- 2. The microeconomic system -- II. Markets and prices -- III. The theory of distribution -- IV. The market assessed: welfare economics -- 3. Macroeconomics -- V. The determination of national income -- VI: Monetary theory and practice -- VII. International economics -- VIII. Problems and policies.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Introduction
  • Section 1 Economics and the Economy: An Overview
  • 1 Introduction: What is Economics about?
  • 2 Mathematical techniques in economics
  • 3 The economic problem: resources and their explanation
  • 4 Demography
  • 5 The basis of the market economy
  • 6 The mixed economy
  • 7 National Income: The microeconomic system
  • Section 2 Markets and Prices
  • 8 The price system
  • 9 Demand and utility
  • 10 Elasticities of demand & supply
  • 11 Markets in movement
  • 12 Agricultural prices: a case study
  • 13 The business organisation: its type, size and location
  • 14 Competition and profits
  • 15 Cost in the short run and the long run
  • 16 Competitive supply
  • 17 Price and output under imperfect competition
  • 18 Aspects of monopoly
  • Section 3 The Thoery of Distribution
  • 19 The pricing of productive factors
  • 20 The determination of wages
  • 21 Rent
  • 22 Capital and interest
  • 23 Enterprise and profit
  • Section 4 Applied Microeconomics
  • 24 An introduction to welfare economics
  • 25 Market failure
  • 26 The privatisation debate
  • 27 The economics of the environment
  • 28 Transport and the economy
  • 29 The public sector
  • 30 Taxes and benefits
  • Section 5 The Determination of National Income
  • 31 Keynesian macroecoonmics
  • 32 Consumption, savings and investment
  • 33 The Keynesian aggregate model
  • 34 Aggregate demand and supply
  • 35 Fluctuations in the level of economic activity
  • Section 6 Money, Prices and National Income
  • 36 Money and prices
  • 37 Financial systems and monetary policy
  • 38 Money and national income
  • Section 7 International Economics
  • 39 The gains of international trade
  • 40 The balance of payments
  • 41 Exchange rates
  • 42 International institutions
  • Section 8 Problems and Policies
  • 43 School of thought and policy
  • 44 The control of inflation
  • 45 The reduction of unemployment
  • 47 Conflicting objectives