ENGLISH

A Brief History of Price

By John Hartwick (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan UK
Year
1993
ISBN
978-0-333-58738-6, 978-0-230-37466-9
DOI
10.1057/9780230374669
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
27 MB (27883179 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
XIV, 201\216
Time added
2016-03-14 21:35:01
Economic Theory/Quantitative Economics/Mathematica

Description

This book is an attempt to explain to the layperson what contemporary economics is about. It starts on the assumption that most economics is just refined common sense and clearly explains the key ideas associated with each issue. All the main topics of academic economics are considered: the theory of individual choice, the labour market, the competition between firms, international trade, economic growth, the stock market, unemployment, and money. The general principles are sketched first without maths or diagrams, and then discussed in the context of topical problems such as the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe, the lack of development in the third-world countries, the contrast between market forces and the protection of the environment, showing how economics is not necessarily a dry academic pursuit.

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