Economics /
Byrns, Ralph T.
Economics / Ralph T. Byrns, Gerald W. Stone. - Illinois : Scott, Foresman and company 1981 - xxxix, 854 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
P.1. An introduction to economics --
some fundamental concepts of economics --
scarcity, opportunity costs, and choice --
fundamental concepts of supply and demand --
the price system: markets and equilibrium --
P.2. The institutional fabric of the economy --
the private sector: households and businesses --
the public sector: government --
P.3. Problems and measurements of economic performance --
unemployment and inflation: measurement and issues --
Gross national product (GNP) and the national income --
business cycles and early theories of fluctuations in economics activity --
P.4. Keynesian national income and employment theory: demand based macroeconomics --
aggregate demand: consumption, investment, and government spending --
the equilibrium level of output, employment, and income --
fiscal policy: government taxing and spending --
P.5. Money: another dimension of demand side macroeconomics --
money and its creation --
the federal reserve system and financial institutions --
monetary theory and policy --
P.6. Controversies in stabilization policy: problems from the supply --
the foundations of aggregate demands and supplies --
stagflation: the policymakers dilemma --
limitations of stabilization --
P.7. Growth, development, and alternative economic systems --
economic growth and development --
critiques of capitalism and its alternatives --
P.8. fundamentals of microeconomics --
elasticity: concepts, problems, and application --
the foundations of consumer choice --
foundations of producer decisionmaking --
P.9. The structure of product markets --
the competitive ideal --
monopoly --
imperfect competition: oligopoly an monopolistic competition --
the role of government regulation --
P.10. Markets productive resources and the problem of income distribution --
wages and employment in competitive labor markets --
imperfect labor markets: unions and collective bargaining --
rent, interest, profits, and capitalization --
the distribution of income and wealth --
P.11. Microeconomics of public policy --
the microeconomics of government taxing and spending --
economics of environmental protection --
economics of energy --
P.12. The international economy --
international trade --
international finance.
067316165X
Economics.
330 / B9968
Economics / Ralph T. Byrns, Gerald W. Stone. - Illinois : Scott, Foresman and company 1981 - xxxix, 854 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
P.1. An introduction to economics --
some fundamental concepts of economics --
scarcity, opportunity costs, and choice --
fundamental concepts of supply and demand --
the price system: markets and equilibrium --
P.2. The institutional fabric of the economy --
the private sector: households and businesses --
the public sector: government --
P.3. Problems and measurements of economic performance --
unemployment and inflation: measurement and issues --
Gross national product (GNP) and the national income --
business cycles and early theories of fluctuations in economics activity --
P.4. Keynesian national income and employment theory: demand based macroeconomics --
aggregate demand: consumption, investment, and government spending --
the equilibrium level of output, employment, and income --
fiscal policy: government taxing and spending --
P.5. Money: another dimension of demand side macroeconomics --
money and its creation --
the federal reserve system and financial institutions --
monetary theory and policy --
P.6. Controversies in stabilization policy: problems from the supply --
the foundations of aggregate demands and supplies --
stagflation: the policymakers dilemma --
limitations of stabilization --
P.7. Growth, development, and alternative economic systems --
economic growth and development --
critiques of capitalism and its alternatives --
P.8. fundamentals of microeconomics --
elasticity: concepts, problems, and application --
the foundations of consumer choice --
foundations of producer decisionmaking --
P.9. The structure of product markets --
the competitive ideal --
monopoly --
imperfect competition: oligopoly an monopolistic competition --
the role of government regulation --
P.10. Markets productive resources and the problem of income distribution --
wages and employment in competitive labor markets --
imperfect labor markets: unions and collective bargaining --
rent, interest, profits, and capitalization --
the distribution of income and wealth --
P.11. Microeconomics of public policy --
the microeconomics of government taxing and spending --
economics of environmental protection --
economics of energy --
P.12. The international economy --
international trade --
international finance.
067316165X
Economics.
330 / B9968
