Economics
17th Edition
Published on 1. February 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
832 pages
978-0-07-110143-1 (ISBN)
Description
McConnell and Brue's "Economics: Principles, Problems, and Policies" is the leading "Principles of Economics" textbook because it is innovative and teaches students in a clear, unbiased way. The 17th Edition builds upon the tradition of leadership with three main goals: help the beginning student master the principles essential for understanding the economizing problem, specific economic issues, and the policy alternatives; help the student understand and apply the economic perspective and reason accurately and objectively about economic matters; and promote a lasting student interest in economics and the economy.
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Edition
17th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
col. Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 203 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
1494 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-110143-1 (9780071101431)
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Content
PART ONE: AN INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS and THE ECONOMY To the Student 1 Limits, Alternatives, and Choices (Appendix: Graphs and Their Meaning) 2 The Market System and the Circular Flow 3 Demand, Supply, and Market Equilibrium 4 The U.S. Economy: Private and Public Sectors 5 The United States in the Global Economy PART TWO: MACROECONOMIC MEASUREMENT and BASIC CONCEPTS 6 Measuring Domestic Output and National Income 7 Introduction to Economic Growth and Instability 8 Basic Macroeconomic Relationships PART THREE: MACROECONOMIC MODELS and FISCAL POLICY 9 The Aggregate Expenditures Model 10 Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply (Appendix: The Relationship of the Aggregate Demand Curve to the Aggregate Expenditures Model) 11 Fiscal Policy, Deficits, and Debt PART FOUR: MONEY, BANKING, and MONETARY POLICY 12 Money and Banking 13 Money Creation 14 Interest Rates and Monetary Policy 14W Financial Economics PART FIVE: LONG-RUN PERSPECTIVES and MACROECONOMIC DEBATES 15 Extending the Analysis of Aggregate Supply 16 Economic Growth 16W The Economics of Developing Countries 17 Disputes over Macro Theory and Policy PART SIX: MICROECONOMICS OF PRODUCT MARKETS 18 Extensions of Demand and Supply Analysis 19 Consumer Behavior and Utility Maximization 20 The Costs of Production 21 Pure Competition (Appendix: Consumer Surplus, Producer Surplus, and Efficiency) 22 Pure Monopoly (Appendix: The Deadweight Loss of Monopoly) 23 Monopolistic Competition and Oligopoly 24 Technology, R&D, and Efficiency PART SEVEN: MICROECONOMICS of RESOURCE MARKETS 25 The Demand for Resources 26 Wage Determination 27 Rent, Interest, and Profit 27W Resource and Energy Economics PART EIGHT: MICROECONMICS of GOVERMENT 28 Government and Market Failure 29 Public Choice Theory and the Economics of Taxation PART NINE: MICROECONOMIC ISSUES and POLICIES 30 Antitrust Policy and Regulation 31 Agriculture: Economics and Policy 32 Income Inequality and Poverty 33 The Economics of Health Care 34 Labor Market Institutions and Issues: Unionism, Discrimination, Immigration PART TEN: INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS and the WORLD ECONOMY 35 International Trade 36 Exchange Rates, the Balance of Payments, and Trade Deficits