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Applied economics : an introductory course / edited by Alan Griffiths and Stuart Wall.

Contributor(s): Griffiths, Alan, 1944- | Wall, Stuart, 1946-.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Harlow, England : Financial Times/Prentice Hall, 1999Edition: 8th ed.Description: xii, 762 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0582414547.Subject(s): Economics | Great Britain -- Economic conditions -- 20th centuryDDC classification: 330
Contents:
Changes in the UK economic structure -- Part I: Theory of the firm -- Company accounts as a source of financial information -- Firm objectives and firm behaviour -- The small firm -- Mergers and acquisitions in the growth of the firm -- Oligopoly -- The multinational corporation -- Privatization and deregulation -- Pricing in practice -- Part II: Environmental, regional and social economics -- Economics of the environment -- Regional and urban policy -- Transport -- Social policy -- Distribution of income and wealth -- Trade unions, wages and collective bargaining -- Part III: Macroeconomics -- Consumption and saving -- Investment -- Public expenditure -- Taxation -- Money and EMU -- Financial institutions and markets -- Inflation -- Unemployment -- Managing the economy -- Part IV: International economics -- Exchange rates -- United Kingdom trade performance -- Free trade, regional trading blocs and protectionism -- The European Union -- Transition economies -- Economics of developing countries.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This introductory course seeks to communicate the vitality of applied economics to students of the subject. Combining information and analysis over 29 separate topic areas, the text examines the controversies which arise and gives an insight into the difficulties of formulating and implementing economic policy in the real world.

Previous ed.: 1997.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Changes in the UK economic structure -- Part I: Theory of the firm -- Company accounts as a source of financial information -- Firm objectives and firm behaviour -- The small firm -- Mergers and acquisitions in the growth of the firm -- Oligopoly -- The multinational corporation -- Privatization and deregulation -- Pricing in practice -- Part II: Environmental, regional and social economics -- Economics of the environment -- Regional and urban policy -- Transport -- Social policy -- Distribution of income and wealth -- Trade unions, wages and collective bargaining -- Part III: Macroeconomics -- Consumption and saving -- Investment -- Public expenditure -- Taxation -- Money and EMU -- Financial institutions and markets -- Inflation -- Unemployment -- Managing the economy -- Part IV: International economics -- Exchange rates -- United Kingdom trade performance -- Free trade, regional trading blocs and protectionism -- The European Union -- Transition economies -- Economics of developing countries.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • 1 UK economic structure
  • Theory Of The Firm
  • 2 Company reports and accounts
  • 3 Firm objectives
  • 4 Small firm
  • 5 Mergers and acquisitions
  • 6 Oligopoly
  • 7 Multinational enterprise
  • 8 Privatisiation and deregulation
  • 9 Pricing in practice
  • Environmental, Regional And Social Economics
  • 10 Environment
  • 11 Regional and urban policy
  • 12 Transport
  • 13 Social Policy
  • 14 Distribution of income and wealth
  • 15 Trade unions, wages and collective bargaining
  • Macroeconomics
  • 16 Consumption and saving
  • 17 Investment
  • 18 Public expenditure
  • 19 Taxation
  • 20 Money and EMU
  • 21 Financial institutions and markets
  • 22 Inflation
  • 23 Unemployment
  • 24 Managing the economy
  • INternational Economics
  • 25 Exchange rates
  • 26 International trade and payments
  • 27 Free trade, regional trading blocs and protectionism
  • 28 European union
  • 29 Transitional economics
  • 30 Developing economics
  • Guide to sources

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