
Economics
Oxford University Press Southern Africa
2nd Edition
Published on 10. December 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
476 pages
978-0-19-598217-6 (ISBN)
Description
The revised edition is an accessible and easy-to-use text which makes the subject of economics appealing and relevant for South African students.
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Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Goodwood
South Africa
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
numerous figures
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 170 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
802 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-598217-6 (9780195982176)
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Author
University of Cape Town
DrDr, Senior Lecturer, University of the Free State
Lecturer, Unviersity of Cape Town
Lecturer, University of Cape Town
University of Stellenbosch
Content
PART I: INTRODUCTION; 1: MAKING SENSE OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; 2: ECONOMIC SYSTEMS; 3: OVERVIEW OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MACROECONOMY; 4: OPPORTUNITY COST AND THE PRODUCTION POSSIBILITY CURVE; PART II: MICROECONOMICS; 5: DEMAND AND SUPPLY: PRICE AND QUANTITY DETERMINATION; 6: ELASTICITIES; 7: GOVERNMENT INTERVETION: PRICE DETERMINATION AND ELASTICITIES IN REAL MARKETS; 8: DEMAND THEORY; 9: SUPPLY THEORY; 10: MARKET STRUCTURE; 11: FACTOR MARKETS; 12: TRADE; PART III: MACROECONOMICS; 13: INTRODUCTION TO MACROECONOMICS; 14: MEASURING MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE; 15: SIMPLE KEYNESIAN MODEL; 16: THE OPEN ECONOMY WITH GOVERNMENT; 17: EXTENSIONS AND APPLICATION IN MACROECONOMIC THEORY; 18: MONEY AND BANKING; 19: FISCAL AND MONETARY POLICY; 20: EXCHANGE RATES AND THE BALANCE OF PAYMENTS