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Economics and society / Christina M. Bautista [and thirteen others]

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Quezon City, Philippines : Ateneo De Manila University Press, c2013Description: xi, 342 pages ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9789715506618
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HB 171.5 .Ec74s 2013
Contents:
Chapter 1. economics as a discipline -- Chapter 2. basic economics question -- Chapter 3. the theory of supply and demand -- Chapter 4. elasticity -- Chapter 5. consumer behavior -- Chapter 6. firm behavior -- Chapter 7. market structures -- Chapter 8. market failure and government -- Chapter 9. overview of macroeconomics: goals, measures, and tools -- Chapter 10. measuring economic activity and welfare.
Summary: Nowadays, the names Adam Smith, Karl Marx, and John Maynard Keynes don't exactly ring bells among young people. Tell them that they are the founding fathers of economics and you suddenly find yourself talking to the wind! who wants to hear about some old geezers and their antiquated ideas anyway?
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Books Books National University - Manila LRC - Graduate Studies Filipiniana Gen. Ed - CEAS FIL HB 171.5 .Ec74s 2013 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) c.1 Available NULIB000012095

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chapter 1. economics as a discipline -- Chapter 2. basic economics question -- Chapter 3. the theory of supply and demand -- Chapter 4. elasticity -- Chapter 5. consumer behavior -- Chapter 6. firm behavior -- Chapter 7. market structures -- Chapter 8. market failure and government -- Chapter 9. overview of macroeconomics: goals, measures, and tools -- Chapter 10. measuring economic activity and welfare.

Nowadays, the names Adam Smith, Karl Marx, and John Maynard Keynes don't exactly ring bells among young people. Tell them that they are the founding fathers of economics and you suddenly find yourself talking to the wind! who wants to hear about some old geezers and their antiquated ideas anyway?

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