Essentials of Economics - 9th Edition

Engage students in the essential principles of economics and demonstrate how they relate to real-life issues facing individuals, businesses, society, and economists today 

Essentials of Economics, 9th edition provides a clear, concise and accessible introduction to economics, making it the ideal textbook for one-semester or non-specialist courses.

List of contents

Preface

Student and lecturer resources

Acknowledgements

Publisher's acknowledgements

Part A INTRODUCTION

1. Economic issues

Part B MICROECONOMICS

2. Markets, demand and supply
3. Markets in action
4. The demand decision
5. The supply decision
6. Market structures
7. Wages and the distribution of income
8. Market failures and government policy

Part C MACROECONOMICS

9. Aggregate demand and the business cycle
10. Aggregate supply and economic growth
11. The financial system, money and interest rates
12. Output, unemployment and inflation
13. Macroeconomic policy

Part D INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS

14. Globalisation and international trade
15. Balance of payments and exchange rates

Websites appendix

Key ideas and glossary

Index

About the author

John Sloman was Director of the Economics Network from its foundation in 1999 until 2012, and is now Visiting Fellow at the University of Bristol where the Network is based. John is also Visiting Professor at the University of the West of England, Bristol.
Dean Garratt is a Senior Teaching Fellow at Aston Business School and Associate of the Economics Network. Dean was also an Academic Assessor for Government Economics Service and a tutor on HM Treasury's Graduate Development Programme.
Discover more on our Sloman Economics news site.

Summary

Engage students in the essential principles of economics and demonstrate how they relate to real-life issues facing individuals, businesses, society, and economists today  Essentials of Economics, 9th edition provides a clear, concise and accessible introduction to economics, making it the ideal textbook for one-semester or non-specialist courses.

Product details

• Authors: Dean Garratt, John Sloman
• Publisher: Pearson Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.03.2023
• EAN: 9781292440101
• ISBN: 978-1-292-44010-1
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Business