Mastering economics (Record no. 38602)
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| fixed length control field | 02105nam a2200229 a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780333779248 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 033377924X |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 330 |
| Item number | HAR |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Harvey, Jack |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Mastering economics |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 5th ed |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | Basingstoke : |
| Name of publisher | Macmillan, |
| Year of publication | 2000. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xvi, 404 pages ; |
| 490 ## - SERIES STATEMENT | |
| Series statement | Macmillan master series. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Includes index |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | PART 1: INTRODUCTION.- Solving the Problem of Scarcity.- PART 2: PRIVATE-SECTOR PRODUCTION.- The Operation of the Market Economy.- Demand.- Supply (i) The Structure of Industry.- Supply (ii) Costs and Profitability.- PART 3: FACTORS OF PRODUCTION AND THEIR REWARD.- The Determination of Factor Rewards.- Labour and Wages.- Capital, Land and Entrepreneurship.- PART 4: THE GOVERNMENT AND THE ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES.- Making the Most of Limited Resources.- Monopoly and Imperfect Competition.- The Provision of Goods and Services by the Public Sector.- PART 5: THE ENVIRONMENT.- Externalities and Cost-Benefit Analysis.- Protecting the Environment.- PART 6: MONEY AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.- Money and Financial Markets.- Clearing Banks.- The Bank of England.- ART 7: THE GOVERNMENT'S OVERALL MANAGEMENT OF THE ECONOMY.- Outline of Government Management Policy.- Measuring the Level of Activity: National Income Calculations.- Unemployment.- The Level of Output and Aggregate Demand: the Keynesian Explanation.- The Relationship of the Price Level and the Level of Employment.- Government Policy to Control Inflation.- Balanced Regional Development.- Economic Growth.- Public Finance.- PART 8: INTERNATIONAL TRADE.- The Nature of International Trade.- Foreign Currency Exchange Rates.- Balance of Payments Stability.- The European Union |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | Completely revised and updated, this text takes the student through the strengths and weaknesses of the market economy, the role of the government in the economy and the UK's relationship with the European Union. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Economics. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Great Britain -- Economic conditions. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Économie politique. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Reference Books |
| 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 |
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| Reference | Main Library | Main Library | Reference | 01/04/2004 | Purchased | 798.40 | 330 HAR | 008798 | Reference Books |