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Economics / Paul A. Samuelson, William D. Nordhaus.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublication details: Boston, etc. : McGraw-Hill, c2001.Edition: 17th ed., international edDescription: xxiv, 792 p. : ill. b&w ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 0071180648
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 330
Contents:
Pt. 1. Basic concepts -- Ch. 1. The Fundamentals of economics -- Appendix 1. How to read graphs -- Ch. 2. Markets and government in a modern economy -- Ch. 3. Basic elements of supply and demand -- Pt. 2. Microeconomics: supply, demand, and product markets -- Ch. 4. Applications of supply and demand -- Ch. 5. Demand and consumer behavior -- Appendix 5. Geometrical analysis of consumer equilibrium -- Ch. 6. Production and business organization -- Ch. 7. Analysis of costs -- Ch. 8. Analysis of perfectly competitive markets -- Ch. 9. Imperfect competition and its polar case of monopoly -- Ch. 10. Oligopoly and monopolistic competition -- Ch. 11. Uncertainty and game theory -- Pt. 3. Factor markets: labor, land, and capital -- Ch. 12. How markets determine incomes -- Ch. 13. The labor market -- Ch. 14. Land and capital -- Appendix 14. Markets and economic efficiency -- Pt. 4. Applied microeconomics: international trade, government, and the environment -- Ch. 15. Comparative advantage and protectionism -- Ch. 16. Government taxation and expenditure -- Ch. 17. Promoting more efficient markets -- Ch. 18. Protecting the environment -- Ch. 19. Efficiency vs. equality: the big trade-off -- Pt. 5. Macroeconomics: the study of economic growth and business cycle -- Ch. 20. Overview of macroeconomics -- Appendix 20. Macroeconomics data -- Ch. 21. Measuring economic activity -- Ch. 22. Consumption and investment -- Ch. 23. Business fluctuations and the theory of aggregate demand -- Ch. 24. The multiplier model -- Ch. 25. Money, banking, and financial markets -- Ch. 26. Central banking and monetary policy -- Pt. 6. Economic growth and macroeconomic policy -- Ch. 27. The process of economic growth -- Ch. 28. The challenge of economic development -- Ch. 29. Exchange rates and the international financial system -- Ch. 30. Open-economy macroeconomics -- Pt. 7. Unemployment, inflection, and economic policy -- Ch. 31. Unemployment and the foundation of aggregate supply -- Ch. 32. Ensuring price stability -- Ch. 33. The warring schools of macroeconomics -- Ch. 34. Policies for growth and stability.
Summary: This text presents a clear and accurate introduction to economics. This edition features material on the economics of the information age, has a revised treatment of international economics and uses real-world examples to discuss concepts.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Pt. 1. Basic concepts --
Ch. 1. The Fundamentals of economics --
Appendix 1. How to read graphs --
Ch. 2. Markets and government in a modern economy --
Ch. 3. Basic elements of supply and demand --
Pt. 2. Microeconomics: supply, demand, and product markets --
Ch. 4. Applications of supply and demand --
Ch. 5. Demand and consumer behavior --
Appendix 5. Geometrical analysis of consumer equilibrium --
Ch. 6. Production and business organization --
Ch. 7. Analysis of costs --
Ch. 8. Analysis of perfectly competitive markets --
Ch. 9. Imperfect competition and its polar case of monopoly --
Ch. 10. Oligopoly and monopolistic competition --
Ch. 11. Uncertainty and game theory --
Pt. 3. Factor markets: labor, land, and capital --
Ch. 12. How markets determine incomes --
Ch. 13. The labor market --
Ch. 14. Land and capital --
Appendix 14. Markets and economic efficiency --
Pt. 4. Applied microeconomics: international trade, government, and the environment --
Ch. 15. Comparative advantage and protectionism --
Ch. 16. Government taxation and expenditure --
Ch. 17. Promoting more efficient markets --
Ch. 18. Protecting the environment --
Ch. 19. Efficiency vs. equality: the big trade-off --
Pt. 5. Macroeconomics: the study of economic growth and business cycle --
Ch. 20. Overview of macroeconomics --
Appendix 20. Macroeconomics data --
Ch. 21. Measuring economic activity --
Ch. 22. Consumption and investment --
Ch. 23. Business fluctuations and the theory of aggregate demand --
Ch. 24. The multiplier model --
Ch. 25. Money, banking, and financial markets --
Ch. 26. Central banking and monetary policy --
Pt. 6. Economic growth and macroeconomic policy --
Ch. 27. The process of economic growth --
Ch. 28. The challenge of economic development --
Ch. 29. Exchange rates and the international financial system --
Ch. 30. Open-economy macroeconomics --
Pt. 7. Unemployment, inflection, and economic policy --
Ch. 31. Unemployment and the foundation of aggregate supply --
Ch. 32. Ensuring price stability --
Ch. 33. The warring schools of macroeconomics --
Ch. 34. Policies for growth and stability.

This text presents a clear and accurate introduction to economics. This edition features material on the economics of the information age, has a revised treatment of international economics and uses real-world examples to discuss concepts.

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