Economics

Sommario

Part A INTRODUCTION

1. 1 Economics and Economies

Part B FOUNDATIONS OF MICROECONOMICS

2. 2 Supply and Demand
3. 3 Government and the Market

Part C MICROECONOMIC THEORY

4. 4 Background to Demand: the Rational Consumer
5. 5 Consumer Behaviour in an Uncertain World
6. 6 Background to Supply
7. 7 Profit Maximising under Perfect Competition and Monopoly
8. 8 Profit Maximising under Imperfect Competition
9. 9 The Behaviour of Firms
10. 10 The Theory of Distribution of Income

Part D MICROECONOMIC POLICY

11. 11 Inequality, Poverty and Policies to Redistribute Income
12. 12 Markets, Efficiency and the Public Interest
13. 13 Environmental Policy
14. 14 Government Policy towards Business

Part E FOUNDATIONS OF MACROECONOMICS

15. 15 An Introduction to Macroeconomic Issues and Ideas
16. 16 The Development of Macroeconomic Thinking: a Historical Perspective

Part F MACROECONOMIC MODELS, THEORIES AND POLICY

17. 17 Short-run Macroeconomic Equilibrium
18. 18 Banking, Money and Interest Rates
19. 19 The Relationship between the Money and Goods Markets
20. 20 Aggregate Supply, Inflation and Unemployment
21. 21 The Relationship between Inflation, Unemployment and Output
22. 22 Fiscal and Monetary Policy
23. 23 Long-term Economic Growth and Supply-side Policies

Part G THE WORLD ECONOMY

24. 24 International Trade
25. 25 The Balance of Payments and Exchange Rates
26. 26 Economies in an Interdependent World

Info autore

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. He is also Visiting Professor at the University of the West of England, Bristol.
Dean Garratt is a Senior Teaching Fellow at Aston University, having previously been a Principal Lecturer at Nottingham Business School.
Jon Guest is a Senior Teaching Fellow at Aston University and a Teaching Associate at Warwick Business School.
Discover more on our Sloman Economics news site.

Riassunto

Discover the exciting world of economics and learn to think like an economist, using key concepts and data to analyse solutions to real-world challenges from international issues to a range of everyday problems that affect us all.
Economics, 12th edition, by expert authors Sloman, Garratt and Guest is an essential resource for all students of economics, providing a thorough grounding in theory and practice and insight into the constantly-changing, often complex issues economists face.
Comprehensive yet accessible, this best-selling student text has been extensively revised to reflect developments shaping the global economy in the 2020s, including rising geopolitical tensions and financial instability, the impacts of the second Trump administration, a slowing move to net zero, the long-term legacy of post-Covid debt, the rise in social media misinformation, and more developments that present both economic problems and opportunities.
Economics, 12th edition will help you:

• Apply economics to real-world issues 170 case studies and applications show how concepts translate into policy and practice around the world.
• Develop critical thinking questions throughout each chapter encourage you to reflect and engage at a deeper level, building confidence to understand and evaluate different economic policies.
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Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Dean Garratt, Jon Guest, John Sloman
• Editore: Pearson Academic
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.03.2026
• EAN: 9781292749709
• ISBN: 978-1-292-74970-9
• Categoria: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Economia > Economia politica