Economics : a student's guide (Record no. 37123)

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ISBN 9780582303485
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ISBN 0582303486
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Classification number 330
Item number ECO
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Personal name John Beardshaw…[et al.]
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Title Economics : a student's guide
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Edition statement 4th edition
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Place of publication London :
Name of publisher Addison Wesley Longman,
Year of publication 1998.
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Number of Pages xiv, 712 p. :
Other physical details ill., maps ;
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General note Includes index
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Formatted contents note 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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Topical Term Economics.
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Topical Term Großbritannien.
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Topical Term Économie politique.
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Personal name David, Brewster;
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Personal name Paul, Cormack ;
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Personal name Andrew, Ross.
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Collection code Home library Current library Shelving location Date acquired Source of acquisition Cost, normal purchase price Full call number Accession Number Koha item type
Reference Main Library Main Library Reference 23/05/2001 Purchased 1625.00 330 ECO 006450 Reference Books

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