Economics /
Stephen Ison
- 3rd ed.
- Harlow, England : Financial Times Prentice Hall, 2000
- xv, 304 p. ; 24 cm.
- Frameworks .
Preface. - 1. The nature of economics. - Pt. 1. Microeconomics. 2. Demand, supply and market equilibrium. 3. Elasticity. 4. Consumer theory. 5. Production and costs. 6. Theory of the firm - perfect competition and monopoly. 7. Theory of the firm - monopolistic competition and oligopoly. 8. Wages. 9. Interest, rent and profit. 10. The environment. - Pt. 2. Macrosconomics. 11. National income accounting. 12. National income determination. 13. Unemployment. 14. Inflation. 15. Money and banking. 16. Public expenditure and finance. 17. International trade and protection. 18. The balance of payments and exchange rates. 19. Managing the economy. - Appendix 1 Student exercises. - Appendix 2 Selected answer to student exercises. - Index.
Economics presents the concepts, theory and applications of its subject in a clear and concise manner. The book is divided into two main parts, progressing from micro to macroeconomics, illustrated throughout by the use of examples ... The third edition updates the real world data taking account of the major changes which have taken place in the way the Office for National Statistics presents its statistics. The most significant chamges are in terms of the UK national accounts, the balance of payments and the public finances. The new edition also includes a new chapter on the implications of major environmental factors such as pollution and traffic congestion, and expanded material on long-run production and the single currency. - Back cover.