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A discussion of the global financial crisis and ongoing Euro zone crisis is integrated throughout the text to highlight the relevance of Economic theory in the modern world.
List of contents
Introduction
1. Money, Banks, Bubbles and Crises
2. Wealth and Poverty; Rainforests and Tigers
3. Prices, Markets and a Simple Cup of Coffee
4. The Business of Supply: From Peasant Lands to Corporate Giants
5. Inflation and Unemployment; Boom and Bust
6. Money, Banks, Bubbles and Crises
7. National Income, World Trade and Multinational Enterprise
8. Can We Reduce Poverty and Protect the Environment?
Glossary
Index
About the author
Tony Cleaver is a Visiting Lecturer at the Universidad de los Andes and at el Colegio de Estudios Superiores de Administración (CESA) in Bogota, Colombia. He was previously Senior Teaching Fellow in Economics at the University of Durham, UK.
Summary
Now in its third edition, Economics: The Basics continues to provide an engaging and topical introduction to the key issues in contemporary economics. Fully updated to take into account the global recession, ongoing problems in Eurozone economies, changing patterns in world trade, and housing and currency markets.