TY - BOOK AU - Smith,Peter AU - Gavin,Mark AU - Cole,Rachel TI - Edexcel AS economics SN - 9780340948040 (pbk.) U1 - 330 PY - 2008/// CY - Deddington PB - Philip Allan Updates KW - Economics N1 - Includes index; Includes Student unit guide : Unit 1: Competitive markets: How they work and why they fail / Gavin Mark (96 p. ; 24 cm.); Includes Student unit guide : Unit 2: Managing the economy / Rachel Cole (77 p. ; 24 cm.); Pt. 1. Competitive markets: how they work and why they fail. Ch. 1. Introducing economics. Ch. 2. The nature of demand. Ch. 3. The nature of supply. Ch. 4. Maket equilibrium and price. Ch. 5. The price mechanism in action. Ch. 6. The market for labour. Ch. 7. Market failure and externalities. Ch. 8. Other forms of market failure. Ch. 9. Government intervention and government failure. -- Pt. 2. Managing the economy. Ch. 10. Measuring economic performance. Ch. 11. Developed and developing countries. Ch. 12. Income, wealth and the circular flow. Ch. 13. Aggregate demand. Ch. 14. Aggregate supply and macroeconomic equilibrium. Ch. 15. Economic growth. Ch. 16. Macroeconomic policy objectives. Ch. 17. Macroeconomic policy instruments. Ch. 18. Macroeconomic policy: priorities and conflicts ER -