Economics for business competition, macro-stability, and globalisation / [electronic book] :
Dermot McAleese.
- Third edition
- online resource (xxii, 620 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The economic policy consensus -- What makes nations grow -- The market system in action -- Market demand and the pricing decision -- The firm in a competitive market -- The economics of market power -- Competition policy, privatisation and regulation -- Government intervention and the market system -- Business and the environment -- Hiring labour and the investment decision -- Aggregate supply, aggregate demand and the price level -- Price stability and central banks -- Understanding interest rates and monetary policy -- Unemployment and the labour market -- Fiscal policy, budget deficits and government debt -- Business fluctuations and forecasting -- Foreign trade: patterns and policy -- Capital flows and foreign investment -- Labour migration -- The balance of payments: what it is and why it matters -- Coping with exchange rates -- Exchange rate regimes and the euro.
Electronic reproduction.: ProQuest LibCentral. Model of access: World Wide Web.