Understanding Business: Markets - A Multidimensional Approach to the Market Economy

List of contents

Introduction Section 1: The Evolution of the Modern World Economy 1.The Global Economy, 1400-1800 AD 2.The British Industrial Revolution E. Hobsbawm Section 2: Economic Agents V. Suneja 3.Households J. Wheelock 4.More on Consumer Demand B. Atkinson and R. Miller 5.Organisations N. Costello Section 3 : How Markets Work 6.Competition and Power in Markets V. Brown Section 4 : Market Failure 7.When Markets Fail J. Sloman and M. Sutcliffe Section 5 : The Global Market 8.International Trade J. Sloman and M. Sutcliffe 9.Protectionism and Industrialisation: an Historical Perspective P. Bairoch 10.Multinational Corporations, 11.Globalisation in the Age of Empire E. Hobsbawm Section 6 : Markets: Good Servants, Bad Masters? 12.The Diversity of Capitalisms W. Hutton 13.Capitalism and Global Free Markets J. Gray 14.Why did East Asia Grow so Fast? A. Singh.

About the author

Vivek Suneja

Summary

A critical introduction to the workings of the market, looking particularly at the diversity of market economies, their successes and shortcomings. Alternative approaches, including Marxist and Keynesian, are also discussed.

Product details

• Assisted by: Vivek Suneja (Editor), Vivek (The Open University Business School Suneja (Editor), Suneja Vivek (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9780415238571
• ISBN: 978-0-415-23857-1
• No. of pages: 304
• Weight: 839 g
• Illustrations: Tabellen, schwarz-weiss
• Series: Understanding Business
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / International / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Marketing / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Sales & Selling / General, International business, Sales & marketing, Economic systems and structures, Economic systems & structures, Sales and marketing