Boyes, William J. <br/><br/>
Microeconomics / 
William Boyes, Michael Melvin. 
 - 8th edition. 
 - Australia ;  Mason, OH :  South-Western Cengage Learning,  c2011. 
 - xxxi, (various paging) :  col. ill. ;  26 cm. 
<br/><br/> Contents;<br/><br/>Part 1: Introduction to the price system <br/>1. Economics: The world around you <br/>2. Choice, opportunity costs, and specialization <br/>3. Markets, demand and supply,and the price system <br/>4. The market system and the private and public sector <br/><br/>Part 2: Macroeconomic basics <br/>5. National income accounting <br/>6. An introduction to the foreign exchange market and the balance of payments <br/>7. Unemployment and inflation <br/>8. Macroeconomic equilibrium: Aggregate demand and supply <br/>9. Aggregate expenditures <br/>10. Income and expenditure <br/><br/>Part 3: Macroeconomic policy <br/>11. Fiscal policy <br/>12. Money and banking <br/>13. Monetary policy <br/>14. Macroeconomic policy: Tradeoffs, expectations, credibility, and sources of business cycles <br/>15. Macroeconomic viewpoints: New Keynesian,monetarist, and new classical.<br/>16. Economic growth <br/>17. Development economies <br/>18. Globalization <br/><br/>Part 4: Product market basics <br/>19. Elasticity: Demand and supply <br/>20. Consumer choices <br/>21. Supply: The costs of doing business <br/><br/>Part 5: Product markets <br/>22. Profit maximization <br/>23. Perfect competition <br/>24. Monopoly <br/>25. Monopolistic competition and oligopoly <br/>26. Antitrust and regulation <br/>27. Government and market failures <br/><br/>Part 6: Resource markets <br/>28. Resource markets <br/>29. The labor market <br/>30. Capital markets <br/>31. The land market and natural resources <br/><br/>Part 7: Current issues involving the public sector and the market economy <br/>32. Aging, social security, and health care <br/>33. Income distribution, poverty, and government policy <br/><br/>Part 8: Issues in international trade and finance <br/>34. World trade equilibrium <br/>35. International trade restrictions <br/>36. Exchange rates and financial links between countries <br/><br/><br/> 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781439039083 1439039089 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2009930589 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Microeconomics.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>338.5  / BOY