TY  - BOOK
AU  - William Boyes
AU  - Michael l Melvin
TI  - Fundamentals of economics
SN  - 0618496300
U1  - 330 22
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Boston
PB  - Houghton Mifflin company
N1  - 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

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