Economics by Partha Dasgupta
Here Partha Dasgupta, an internationally recognized authority in economics, presents readers with a solid introduction to its basic concepts, including efficiency, equity, sustainability, dynamic equilibrium, property rights, markets, and public goods. Throughout, he highlights the relevance of economics to everyday life, providing a very human exploration of a technical subject. Dasgupta covers enduring issues such as population growth, the environment, and poverty. For example, he explores how the world's looming population problems affect us at the local, national, and international level.Economics has the capacity to offer us deep insights into some of the most formidable problems of life. Here, Dasgupta goes beyond the basics to show it's innate effects on our history, culture, and lifestyles.About the Series: Combining authority with wit, accessibility, and style, Very Short Introductions offer an introduction to some of life's most interesting topics. Written by experts for the newcomer, they demonstrate the finest contemporary thinking about the central problems and issues in hundreds of key topics, from philosophy to Freud, quantum theory to Islam.-
Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction
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Medical Ethics: A Very Short Introduction
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Jung
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The Brain
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The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict
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The French Revolution: A Very Short Introduction
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Game Theory
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Classics
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Logic: A Very Short Introduction
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Political Philosophy
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Literary Theory
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The Roman Empire: A Very Short Introduction
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Psychology
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Existentialism
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Marx: A Very Short Introduction
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Buddhism
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Ethics: A Very Short Introduction
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Forensic Psychology
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History
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Feminism
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The Spanish Civil War
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Classical Mythology
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Quantum Theory
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Mathematics
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Freud
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The British Empire
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International Relations: A Very Short Introduction
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The History of Medicine
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Particle Physics: A Very Short Introduction
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Ancient Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction
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British Politics: A Very Short Introduction
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The Cold War: A Very Short Introduction
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Consciousness: A Very Short Introduction
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The First World War
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Foucault: A Very Short Introduction
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Islam: A Very Short Introduction
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Nietzsche
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Philosophy of Science: A Very Short Introduction
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Socialism: A Very Short Introduction
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Kant
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Linguistics
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The Roman Republic
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Art History: A Very Short Introduction
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Child Psychology
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Ancient Greece
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The Russian Revolution
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Autism
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Medical Ethics
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Witchcraft
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The Economics of Biodiversity
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Human Well-Being and the Natural Environment
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An Inquiry into Well-Being and Destitution
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Issues in Contemporary Economics
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The Economics of Non-Convex Ecosystems
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Biological Extinction
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The Economics of Transnational Commons
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Economic Policy and Technological Performance
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The Five Color Concurrency Control Protocol
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The Environment and Emerging Development Issues: Volume 1
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Social Capital
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Time and the Generations
An excellent introduction.. presents mathematical and statistical findings in straightforward prose. * Financial Times *
I wish more people would read Dasgupta's book, and I wish more economists would write variations on its theme. It is a model specimen. * www.economicprincipals.com *
The text is direct, rigorous and thought-provoking. It provides an intelligent, rigorous and readable introduction to economics. * London Book Review.com *
I wish more people would read Dasgupta's book, and I wish more economists would write variations on its theme. It is a model specimen. * www.economicprincipals.com *
The text is direct, rigorous and thought-provoking. It provides an intelligent, rigorous and readable introduction to economics. * London Book Review.com *
Partha Dasgupta is Frank Ramsey Professor of Economics, University of Cambridge and Fellow of St John's College. His book, An Inquiry into Well-Being and Destitution (OUP, 1993) was praised as 'a tour de force... a model of good economics' (Joseph Stiglitz) and 'philosophically sophisticated, empirically well-informed, ambitious and lively' (James Griffin).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780192853455 |
| ISBN 10 | 0192853457 |
| Title | Economics |
| Author | Partha Dasgupta |
| Series | Very Short Introductions |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 2007-02-22 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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