Basic economics
Subtitle: A Common Sense Guide to the Economy
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York, New York, USA
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 627
ISBN-13: 9780465002603
Table of contents: label: Preface
pagenum: vii; label: 1
title: What is Economics?
pagenum: 1; label: Part I: Prices and Markets
pagenum: 9; label: 2
title: The Role of Prices
pagenum: 11; label: 3
title: Price Controls
pagenum: 38; label: 4
title: An Overview
pagenum: 62; label: Part II: Industry And Commerce
pagenum: 87; label: 5
title: The Rise and Fall of Businesses
pagenum: 89; label: 6
title: The Role of Profits - and Losses
pagenum: 108; label: 7
title: Big Business and Government
pagenum: 138; label: 8
title: An Overview
pagenum: 162; label: Part III: Work and Pay
pagenum: 181; label: 9
title: Productivity and Pay
pagenum: 183; label: 10
title: Controlled Labor Markets
pagenum: 207; label: 11
title: An Overview
pagenum: 237; label: Part IV: Time And Risk
pagenum: 255; label: 12
title: Investment and Speculation
pagenum: 257; label: 13
title: Risks and Insurance
pagenum: 282; label: 14
title: An Overview
pagenum: 307; label: Part V: The National Economy
pagenum: 323; label: 15
title: National Output
pagenum: 325; label: 16
title: Money and the Banking System
pagenum: 342; label: 17
title: Government Functions
pagenum: 364; label: 18
title: Government Finance
pagenum: 393; label: 19
title: An Overview
pagenum: 419; label: Part VI: The International Economy
pagenum: 431; label: 20
title: International Trade
pagenum: 433; label: 21
title: International Transfers of Wealth
pagenum: 457; label: 22
title: An Overview
pagenum: 480; label: Part VII: Special Economic Issues
pagenum: 493; label: 23
title: Myths About Markets
pagenum: 495; label: 24
title: "Non-Economic" Values
pagenum: 518; label: 25
title: Parting Thoughts
pagenum: 544; label: Questions
title: 553; label: Sources
title: 569; label: Index
title: 615