Cleaver, Tony, 1947-

Economics : the basics / Tony Cleaver. - 231 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Wealth and poverty -- Prices, markets and coffee -- The business of supply -- Inflation and unemployment - boom and bust -- Money, banks, bubbles and crises -- National income, world trade and multinational enterprise -- Can we reduce poverty and protect the environment? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

"Through case studies ranging from the coffee plantations of El Salvador to the international oil industry and the economic slowdown in Japan, this book addresses the fundamental theoretical and practical issues in economics." "This accessible guidebook is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand how economics works and why it is important."--BOOK JACKET.

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Economics.

HB171 / .C655 2004

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