Parkin, Michael,  1939- <br/><br/>
Economics. / 
Michael Parkin. 
 - 9th ed. 
 - Boston :  Addison-Wesley,  c2010. 
 - xl, 784 p.:  col. ill.;  27 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Contents: Introduction: What is economics? -- The Economic problem -- How Markets work: Demand and supply -- Elasticity -- Efficiency and equity -- Government actions in markets -- Global markets in action -- Households' choice: Utility and demand -- Possibilities, preferences and choices -- Firms and markets: Organizing production -- Output and costs -- Perfect competition -- Monopoly -- Monopolistic competition -- Oligopoly -- Market failure and government : Externalities --  Public goods and common resources -- Factor markets, inequality and uncertainty: Makets for factors of production -- Economic inequality -- Uncertainty and information -- Monitoring macroeconomic trends and fluctuations: Measuring GDP and economic growth -- Monitoring jobs and inflation -- Macroeconomic trends: Economic growth -- Finance, saving and investment -- Money, the price level and inflation -- The Exchange rate and the balance of payments -- Macroeconomic Fluctuations: Aggregate supply and aggregate  demand -- Expenditure multipliers: The Keynesian model -- U.S inflation, unemployment and business cycle -- Macroeconomic policy: Fiscal policy -- Monetary policy.  
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780321589491 0321589491 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2010286220 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Economics.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HB171.5  / .P313  
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>330