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Understanding the market : an introduction to microeconomics / Andrew Dunnett.

By: Dunnett, Andrew, 1948-.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London : Longman, 1998Edition: 3rd ed.Description: xi, 285 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0582325064.Subject(s): Economics | Capitalism | OligopoliesDDC classification: 330
Contents:
Introduction -- Market demand -- Market supply -- The market price -- Costs -- Revenue, cost and profit -- Case studies in pricing -- Objectives of the firm -- Behaviour in oligopolistic markets -- Trade -- Multinationals -- The consumer -- Factor markets -- The price system as an allocative mechanism -- The economy and the environment -- The distribution of income -- Planning -- State intervention in market economies: public spending -- Public corporations -- The producer, the consumer and the state.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Understanding the Market 3e helps students appreciate that an understanding of economics can help make sense of the world. The text covers all theoretical elements of an introductory microeconomics course, whilst recognising that theory cannot be divorced from practice and policy.

Previous ed.: 1992.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Market demand -- Market supply -- The market price -- Costs -- Revenue, cost and profit -- Case studies in pricing -- Objectives of the firm -- Behaviour in oligopolistic markets -- Trade -- Multinationals -- The consumer -- Factor markets -- The price system as an allocative mechanism -- The economy and the environment -- The distribution of income -- Planning -- State intervention in market economies: public spending -- Public corporations -- The producer, the consumer and the state.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Introduction Market demand Market supply
  • The Market Price Costs Revenue, Cost And Profit
  • Case Studies In Pricing Objectives Of The Firm
  • Behaviour In Oligopolistic Markets
  • Trade Multinationals The Consumer
  • Factor Markets The Price System As A Allocative Mechanism
  • The Distribution Of Income Planning State Intervention In Market
  • Economies: Public Spending The Economy And The Environment
  • Public Corporations The Producer, The Consumer And The State

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