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Economics John Beardshaw

Economics By John Beardshaw

Economics by John Beardshaw

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Completely updated and modernised in its content and approach, Economics: A Student's Guide, Fourth Edition maintains its topical approach and contains strong pedagogical features to aid student understanding.

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Economics: A Student's Guide by John Beardshaw

An easily accessible yet serious introduction to economics, the new edition of 'Beardshaw's Economics' is an entirely jargon free presentation of the subject. Completely updated and modernised in its content and approach, the new Fourth Edition maintains its topical approach and contains strong pedagogical features to aid student understanding.

Table of Contents

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.

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GOR005142411
9780582303485
0582303486
Economics: A Student's Guide by John Beardshaw
John Beardshaw
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Pearson Education Limited
1998-05-14
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