Applied economics : an introductory course / edited by Alan Griffiths and Stuart Wall. - 7th ed. - London : Longman, 1997. - ix, 808 p. ; 25 cm. + pbk.

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.

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