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Economics / Ralph T. Byrns, Gerald W. Stone.

By:

Byrns, Ralph T

Contributor(s):

Stone, Gerald W

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Illinois : Scott, Foresman and company 1981Description: xxxix, 854 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:

067316165X

Subject(s):

Economics

DDC classification:

330 19 B9968

Contents:

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.

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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.

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