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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Aims to support the beginning student master the principles essential for understanding the economizing problem, specific economic issues, and the policy alternatives. This book also helps the student understand and apply the economic perspective and reason about economic matters; and promotes a student interest in economics and the economy.
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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
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780071101431
Publisert
2007-02-01
Utgave
17. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
McGraw Hill Higher Education
Vekt
1494 gr
Høyde
228 mm
Bredde
203 mm
Dybde
27 mm
Aldersnivå
U, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
832