Fundamentals of economics
William Boyes
- 3rd edition
- Boston Houghton Mifflin company c2006
- xvi,467p.: ill.,col; 28cm
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART ONE The price system 2
Chapter 1 Economics and the world around you 4-30 Chapter 2 Markets and the market process 32-56 Chapter 3 Applications of demand and supply 62-80
PART TWO CONSUMERS, FIRMS, AND SOCIAL ISSUES 84
Chapter 4 The firm and consumer 86-97 Chapter 5 Costs and profit maximization 102-115 Chapter 6 Competition and market structures 120-138 Chapter 7 Competition, cooperation, and the government 142-161 Chapter 8 social issues 164-185
PART THREE THE NATIONAL AND GLOBAL ECONOMIES 190
Chapter 9 An overview of the national and international economies 192-209 Chapter 10 Macroeconomic measures 214-234 Chapter 11 Unemployment, inflation and business cycles 238-259 Chapter 12 Macroeconomic equilibrium: Aggregate demand and supply 264-287 Chapter 13 Fiscal policy 292-311 Chapter 14 Money and banking 314-332
PART FOUR MACROECONOMIC POLICY 336
Chapter 15 Monetary policy 338-363 Chapter 16 Macroeconomic policy, business cycles, and growth 368-389 Chapter 17 Issues in international trade and finance 392-411 Chapter 18 Globalization 416-461