UID:
almafu_9959327110902883
Umfang:
1 online resource (xix, 427 pages) :
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illustrations
ISBN:
9780470752210
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0470752211
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1405142235
,
9781405142236
,
1280198990
,
9781280198991
,
9780631233336
,
0631233334
,
9780631233343
,
0631233342
Inhalt:
This thought-provoking introduction to economics exposes readers to the workings of the market in a democratic state. The text explains basic economic concepts from a political perspective: how the price mechanism substitutes for central authority in determining production and allocation of goods: the use of demand and supply curves to trace the impacts of tariffs, taxes, subsidies, quotas, and patents: and the redistribution of income. Additionally the text explores political topics from an economic perspective, including the avoidance of anarchy and despotism: and the mutual dependence of markets, voting, public administration, and law. Assuming no prior background in economics or calculus, the text relies largely on simple stories and paradigms to convey important economic concepts, preparing the student for more advanced courses and applying the lessons of economics for the citizen in a modern democratic society.
Anmerkung:
Cover -- Title -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Preface -- 1 How Dreadful Life Used to Be -- 2 Making and Taking -- 3 Taste, Technology, and Markets -- 4 Putting Demand and Supply Curves to Work -- 5 Taste -- 6 Technology -- 7 Associations -- 8 The Common Good -- 9 Voting -- 10 Administration -- 11 Law -- The Four Pillars -- Notes -- Author Index.
Weitere Ausg.:
Print version: Usher, Dan, 1934- Political economy. Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2003 ISBN 0631233334
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9780631233336
Sprache:
Englisch
Schlagwort(e):
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
DOI:
10.1002/9780470752210
URL:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9780470752210
URL:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9780470752210
URL:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9780470752210
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