Foundations of economics /
Andrew Gillespie.
- Second edition.
- xxxii, 555 pages : colour illustrations ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Pt. 1. Microeconomics -- 1. What is economics? -- 2. The production possibility frontier (PPF) -- 3. Demand -- 4. The elasticity of demand -- 5. Supply -- 6. Market equilibrium -- 7. The free market system -- 8. Intervening in the market system -- 9. Costs : short run and long run -- 10. Revenues, costs and profits -- 11. Perfect competition -- 12. Monopoly -- 13. Oligopoly -- 14. Monopolistic competition and non-price competition -- 15. Barriers to entry and price discrimination -- 16. Business objectives -- 17. The labour market -- Pt. 2. Macroeconomics -- 18. Introduction to macroeconomics -- 19. Equilibrium in the economy -- 20. National income and the standard of living -- 21. Economic growth and the economic cycle -- 22. Aggregate demand, aggregate supply, and the price level -- 23. Consumption -- 24. Investment -- 25. Fiscal policy -- 26. Unemployment -- 27. Money and monetary policy -- 28. Inflation -- 29. International trade, balance of payments, and protectionism -- 30. Exchange rates.