The economy today / (Record no. 1558)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 0073662658 (alk. paper) |
| 022 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD SERIAL NUMBER | |
| ISSN | 9780073662657 |
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| Classification number | HB171.5 |
| Item number | .S292 |
| 100 1# - AUTHOR | |
| Personal name | Schiller, Bradley R., |
| 245 14 - TITLE | |
| Title | The economy today / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Bradley R. Schiller. |
| 250 ## - EDITION | |
| Edition statement | 8th ed. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION INFORMATION | |
| Place of publication | Boston, Mass. : |
| Name of publisher | Irwin McGraw-Hill, |
| Year of publication | c2000. |
| 300 ## - DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xxxi, 762, [86] p. : |
| Other physical details | ill. (some col.) ; |
| Dimensions | 29 cm. |
| 500 ## - NOTES | |
| General note | Include index. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Table of Content | Economics - the core questions; the US economy - a global view; supply and demand; the public sector. Part 1 Major problems: national income accounting; unemployment; inflation. Part 2 Cyclical instability: the business cycle; aggregate spending; self-adjustment or instability? Part 3 Fiscal policy options: fiscal policy; deficits, surpluses and debt. Part 4 Monetary policy options: money and banks; the federal reserve system; monetary policy. Part 5 Supply side options: supply-side policy - short-run options; growth and productivity - long-run possibilities. Part 6 Current policies: global macro; theory and reality. Part 7 Product markets: the basics - the demand for goods; the costs of production. Part 8 Market structure: the competitive firms; competitive markets; monopoly; oligopoly; monopolistic competition. Part 9 Regulatory issues: (de) regulation of business; environmental protection; agriculture. Part 10 Factor market: basic theory - the labour market; labour unions; uncertainty, risk, and financial markets - stock and bond markets. Part 11 Distributional issues: taxes - equity versus efficiency; transfer payments - welfare and social security. Part 12 International economics and comparative systems: international trade; international finance; international development and economies in transition. Glossary. Problem sets. |
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| Topical Term | Economics. |
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