BASIC ECONOMICS : A Common Sense Guide to the Economy /
A presentation of economics in plain language.
| Основен автор: | Sowell, Thomas, 1930- |
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| Формат: | Книга |
| Език: | English |
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New York, NY :
Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group,
[2015]
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| Издание: | Fifth Edition. |
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Съдържание:
- What is economics?
- Part 1: Prices and markets. The role of prices ; Price controls ; An overview of prices
- Part 2: Industry and commerce. The rise and fall of businesses ; The role of profits
- and losses ; The economics of big business ; Regulation and anti-trust laws ; Market and non-market economies
- Part 3: Work and pay. Productivity and pay ; Minimum wage laws ; Special problems in labor markets
- Part 4: Time and risk. Investment. ; Stocks, bonds and insurance ; Special problems of time and risk
- Part 5: The national economy. National output ; Money and the banking system ; Government functions ; Government finance ; Special problems in the national economy
- Part 6: The international economy. International trade ; International transfers of wealth ; International disparities in wealth
- Part 7: Special economic issues. Myths about markets ; "Non-economic" values ; The history of economics ; Parting thoughts.