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An introduction to the market system / Kalman Goldberg.

By: Publication details: Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, c2000.Description: xix, 485 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 0765605082
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 330.122 GOL
Contents:
About Economics. Ch. 1. Economists' Methods. Ch. 2. Why Are There Economic System?. - Microeconomics: The Market System: How It Works. Ch. 3. The Emergence of the Market System. - Ch. 4. The Market System's Institutions. Ch. 5. The Perfectly Competitive Market System: What to Produce. Ch. 6. Prefectly Competitive Market System: How and For whom to Produce. - The Market System in the United States. - Ch. 7 Other Market Structures: Imperfect Competition. Ch. 8. Our Labor Markets. Ch. 9. For Whom Are we producing?. Ch. 10. The Role of Government in the Market System. The Market System in the Global Economy. Ch. 11. World Market: Internatinal Trade. Ch. 12. Economic Development in the Developing and Transitional Economies. - Macroeconomics: The Problems of Instability and Economic Growth. Ch. 13. Measuring the Nation's Income and Gross Domestic Product. Ch. 14. Recessions, Inflation, and Economic Growth. Ch. 15. Stabilizing the Market Economy: Fiscal Policy. Ch. 16. Stabilizing the Market Economy: Monetary Policy. - Index. - About the author
Summary: Designed to meet the special needs and interest level of non-economics majors at the undergraduate level , this "principles of economics" textbook makes two important modifications to the traditional introductory approach. First, the author emphasizes the operation of the economy as a system, so that contemporary problems are examined in the context of the system that gives rise to them, which in our case is a "market" system. This emphasis is particularly important since so many nations are shifting to market-oriented economies. Second, precisely because economic theory is important, the auther is selective and purposeful in its inclusion and introduces it only when it contributes positively to the student's understanding-not in all its refinements, and not for its own sake. The overriding objective of this text is to help students understand the economic context in which they will play out their personal and professional lives, both in the United States and in the world. - Back cover.
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About Economics. Ch. 1. Economists' Methods. Ch. 2. Why Are There Economic System?. - Microeconomics: The Market System: How It Works. Ch. 3. The Emergence of the Market System. - Ch. 4. The Market System's Institutions. Ch. 5. The Perfectly Competitive Market System: What to Produce. Ch. 6. Prefectly Competitive Market System: How and For whom to Produce. - The Market System in the United States. - Ch. 7 Other Market Structures: Imperfect Competition. Ch. 8. Our Labor Markets. Ch. 9. For Whom Are we producing?. Ch. 10. The Role of Government in the Market System. The Market System in the Global Economy. Ch. 11. World Market: Internatinal Trade. Ch. 12. Economic Development in the Developing and Transitional Economies. - Macroeconomics: The Problems of Instability and Economic Growth. Ch. 13. Measuring the Nation's Income and Gross Domestic Product. Ch. 14. Recessions, Inflation, and Economic Growth. Ch. 15. Stabilizing the Market Economy: Fiscal Policy. Ch. 16. Stabilizing the Market Economy: Monetary Policy. - Index. - About the author

Designed to meet the special needs and interest level of non-economics majors at the undergraduate level , this "principles of economics" textbook makes two important modifications to the traditional introductory approach. First, the author emphasizes the operation of the economy as a system, so that contemporary problems are examined in the context of the system that gives rise to them, which in our case is a "market" system. This emphasis is particularly important since so many nations are shifting to market-oriented economies. Second, precisely because economic theory is important, the auther is selective and purposeful in its inclusion and introduces it only when it contributes positively to the student's understanding-not in all its refinements, and not for its own sake. The overriding objective of this text is to help students understand the economic context in which they will play out their personal and professional lives, both in the United States and in the world. - Back cover.