Economics: The Basics

ISBN-13: 9781032472812 / Angielski

Tony Cleaver

Opis

Now in its fourth edition, Economics: The Basics continues to provide an engaging and topical introduction to the key issues in contemporary economics. The new edition has been fully updated to take into account recent world economic events and key developments, such as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine.

Spis treści

1. Introduction 2. We Cannot Keep Going Like This 3. Economic Systems 4. Neoclassical Economics, the Price Mechanism and Equilibrium 5. The Business of Supply 6. The Changing World of Macroeconomics 7. Money, Banking and Financial Folly 8. International Trade: Theory and Applications 9. Can We Reduce Poverty and Protect the Environment?

O autorze

Tony Cleaver is a retired Senior Teaching Fellow in Economics at the University of Durham, UK. Originally from London, Cleaver has been a journalist, hippy, teacher, road sweeper, mountain guide, university lecturer and writer. He has lived and worked in the UK, Singapore, Chile, the Netherlands and Colombia – all of which have inspired his interest in international economics.