Fundamentals of economics. /
William Boyes, Michael Melvin
- 5th ed.
- London: South-Western, 2012.
- xviii, 440 p.: ill.
Includes index.
Contents: Economics and the world around you -- Markets and the market process -- The free market versus government interference -- The firm and the consumer -- Costs and profit maximization -- Competition -- Business, society and the government -- Government intervention versus free market -- An overview of the national and international economics -- Macroeconomic measures -- Unemployment, inflation nd business cycles -- Fiscal policy -- Money and banking -- Monetary policy -- Macroeconomic policy , busienss cycles and growth -- Issues in international trade and finance -- Globalization --