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Understanding Economics

Understanding Economics


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Economics exerts a considerable impact on everyday life. Yet, economic theory is often communicated as removed and difficult with little relation to real-life situations. Understanding Economics shows that this is not the case. In so doing, the book presents an accessible and alternative introduction to economics. The book is designed to ilustrate the usefulness, versatility and relevance of economics. The author conveys how economics is concerned with a broad range of diverse issues, from economic systems as a whole, to particular issues, such as family planning, the stock market, pricing of shares or the non-market allocatin of education and blood. The work provides an alternative view of traditional issues as well as an analysis of areas not normally convered. The key topics include: *Time - throughout time is presented as akey theme, with an emphasis on risk and uncertainty; *Institutional rules, such as laws and customs; *Market and non-market allocation; *Internal working of households, business firms and non-profit organizations; *Investment analysis with an illustration of investment decision-making techniques and risk uncertainty in different contexts; Understanding Econonics is userffriendly in both style and content and requires minimal proir knowledge of economics or mathematics.

Table of Contents:
Part I - Basic Concepts 1. Introduction 2.Scarcity, Choice and Time 3. Specialisation, Exchange and Uncertainty 4. Law, Custom and Money 5.Markets, Prices and Allocation 6.Government, Pricing and Non-Market Allocation Part II - The Economics of Organizations 7. The Household 8.The Business Firm I 9. The Business Firm II 10. Non-Profit `Firms' Part III - Investment, Risk and Uncertainty 11. Investment 12. Risk and Uncertainty 13. Investment in non-profits 14. Investment in People

About the Author :
Vicky Allsopp is senior lecturer in Economics at Middlesex University where she teaches economics and finance to social science, humanities and business studies students. She has extensive teaching and consultancy experience both in this country and abroad.

Review :
"Allsopp's text is quite different. . . it is refreshing and challenging. The book is clear and well written and is an extremely useful first year undergraduate economics text. I like the focus on uncertainty, time and institutions. It is the best non-mainstream text for first year undergraduates that I have read." -Geoff Hodgson, The Judge Institute of Management Studies, University of Cambridge


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780415091329
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Weight: 1187 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0415091322
  • Publisher Date: 19 Oct 1995
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 484
  • Width: 174 mm


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