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Economics : a very short introduction / Partha Dasgupta.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dasgupta, Partha.
- Series:
- Very short introductions ; 156.
- Very short introductions ; 156
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Economics.
- Social sciences.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (172 pages) : illustrations.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
- Summary:
- Partha Dasgupta demonstrates the empirical foundation of good economics and its concern with questions of direct relevance to every day life. She considers the population problem, examining individual choices and national policy and introduces other concepts such as efficiency, sustainability and property rights.
- Contents:
- Macroeconomic history
- Trust
- Communities
- Markets
- Science and technology as institutions
- Households and firms
- Sustainable economic development
- Social well-being and democratic government.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-281-14702-8
- 0-19-151805-0
- 1-4294-7005-4
- 9786611147020
- OCLC:
- 309296439
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