Economics (eBook)

Terry Hillman (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2014
384 Seiten
Dorling Kindersley Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-241-88729-5 (ISBN)

Infos

Economics plays a part in so many news topics-- both domestically and worldwide-- and the need to know the basics is becoming more and more important. Ideal for both the high school and college student, as well as armchair readers, Idiot's Guides: Economics offers an easy-to-understand exploration of this always-complex topic. Covering both microeconomics and macroeconomics, the book incorporates infographics and illustrations where appropriate to make concepts clear and easy to understand. Economics topics include:- Benefits of Trade- Supply and Demand- Elasticity- Government Intervention in Markets- Market Efficiency- Taxes and the Market- International Trade- Externalities- Public Goods and Common Resources- The Basics of the Tax System- The Costs of Production- Perfect Competition- Monopoly- Tracking the Economy- Unemployment and Inflation- Long-Run Economic Growth- Savings, Investment Spending, and the Financial System- Short-Run Economic Fluctuations- Income and Expenditure- Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply- Stabilization Policy- Fiscal Policy- Money, Banking, and the Federal Reserve System- Monetary Policy- Inflation, Disinflation, and DeflationIn addition, such issues as global climate change. the environment, natural disaster recovery, and the social safety net are covered from an economic policy perspective.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.7.2014
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Wirtschaftspolitik
• ISBN-10: 0-241-88729-1 / 0241887291
• ISBN-13: 978-0-241-88729-5 / 9780241887295