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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: London : Longman, 1997Edition: 7th ed.Description: ix, 808 p. ; 25 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0582306027.Subject(s): EconomicsDDC classification: 330
Contents:
Changes in the UK economic structure -- 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 the nationalized industries -- Pricing in practice -- Economics of the environment -- Transport -- Social policy -- Consumption and saving -- Investment -- Public expenditure -- Taxation -- The UK financial system -- Money -- Inflation -- Unemployment -- Regional and urban policy -- Trade unions, wages and collective bargaining -- Distribution of income and wealth -- Exchange rates -- United Kingdom trade performance -- Free trade, regional trading blocs and protectionism -- Managing the economy -- The European union -- International money -- A guide to sources.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Revised and updated every two years, this text provides the student with a blend of theory and application, relating economic theory to the real world. It seeks to give students a clear understanding of the major issues facing the British economy and emphasizes the growing importance of the European Union in all aspects of economic life. A lecturers' resource pack with OHT's is also available.

Previous ed.: 1995.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Changes in the UK economic structure -- 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 the nationalized industries -- Pricing in practice -- Economics of the environment -- Transport -- Social policy -- Consumption and saving -- Investment -- Public expenditure -- Taxation -- The UK financial system -- Money -- Inflation -- Unemployment -- Regional and urban policy -- Trade unions, wages and collective bargaining -- Distribution of income and wealth -- Exchange rates -- United Kingdom trade performance -- Free trade, regional trading blocs and protectionism -- Managing the economy -- The European union -- International money -- A guide to sources.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • 1 Changes in the UK economic structure
  • 2 Company accounts as a source of financial information
  • 3 Firm objectives and firm behaviour
  • 4 The small firm
  • 5 Mergers and acquisitions in the growth of a firm
  • 6 Oligopoly
  • 7 The multinational corporation
  • 8 Privatisation and the nationalised industries
  • 9 Pricing in practice
  • 10 Economics of the environment
  • 11 Transport
  • 12 Social policy
  • 13 Consumption and saving
  • 14 Investment
  • 15 Public expenditure
  • 16 Taxation
  • 17 The UK financial system
  • 18 Money
  • 19 Inflation
  • 20 Unemployment
  • 21 Regional and urban policy
  • 22 Trade unions, wages and collective bargaining
  • 23 Distribution of income and wealth
  • 24 Exchange rates
  • 25 United Kingdom trade performance
  • 26 Free trade, regional trading blocs and protectionism
  • 27 Managing the economy
  • 28 The European Union
  • 29 International money
  • 30 A guide to sources

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