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Economist Economics : Making Sense of the Modern Economy
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cox, Simon.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Business.
- Economics.
- Economy.
- Globalization.
- Local Subjects:
- Business.
- Economics.
- Economy.
- Globalization.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (607 p.)
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Economist Books, 2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Aimed at those in business and professions, and with a paperback edition aimed at students, this title provides an analysis of different aspects of the modern economy. It includes sections on: Globalisation; The phoney recovery and America's imbalances; China's rise; Underachievers; The arteries of capitalism; and Economic facts and fallacies.
- Contents:
- Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright page; Contents; Contributors; Introduction; PART 1 What economics is about; 1 Debates about the basics; 2 How economies grow; 3 Macroeconomic management: fiscal and monetary policy; 4 Microeconomics: the economics of everything; PART 2 The global economy; 5 Before the storm: the forces at work; 6 The global slump; 7 Crisis-time economics; 8 Recovery, repair and rebalancing; PART 3 Flaws and remedies: the future of economics; 9 The failings of economics; 10 An evolving field; 11 Emerging economists; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- ISBN:
- 9786611031664
- 9781118163160
- 1118163168
- 9781281031662
- 1281031666
- 9781847650085
- 1847650082
- OCLC:
- 437186469
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