TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mell,Andrew
AU  - Walker,Oliver
TI  - The rough guide to economics
T2  - Rough guides
SN  - 9781409363972
AV  - HB 171 M524r 2014
U1  - 330 
PY  - 2014///
CY  - London
PB  - Rough Guides Ltd
KW  - Economics
KW  - Popular works
KW  - Economía
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-350) and index; The basics; What is economics? --; The economic mindset: homo economicus vs. behavioural economics --; Markets and competition- the invisible hand; Demand --; Production and supply --; Markets, equilibrium, and the welfare theorems --; Market and government failure; Externalities and public goods --; Monopoly --; Further topics in microeconomics; Game theory and oligopoly --; Information and contracting --; The economics of finance --; Macroeconomics- "the economy"; Basics of national income accounting --; Economic growth --; The classical model --; The Great Depression and Keynes --; The Phillips curve, Friedman, and monetarism --; Open-economy macroeconomics --; Hot Topics; Globalization and international trade --; Development economics --; The financial crisis of 2007-8; The basics -- Markets and competition: the invisible hand -- Market and government failure -- Further topics in microeconomics -- Macroeconomics: "the economy" -- Hot topics
N2  - An introduction to economics, from its foundations up to the financial crisis of 2007-08 and its resulting global problems. You'll discover the relationships between economics and globalization, climate change, poverty-- and even smoking and nuclear war
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1412/2013478850-d.html
ER  -