Economics: principles and policy. / (Record no. 8426)
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| control field | 1996744 |
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| control field | OSt |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20220118151711.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 961011s1998 txua b 001 0 eng d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 0030259487 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | NNC |
| Transcribing agency | NNC |
| 050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | HB171.5.B32 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Baumol, William J. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Economics: principles and policy. / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | William J. Baumol, Alan S. Blinder. |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 8th ed. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Fort Worth: |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Dryden Press, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 1999. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xxxii, 816 p. : |
| Other physical details | ill. ; |
| Dimensions | 26 cm. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc. note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Contents: 1. Getting acquainted with economics: What is economics? -- The Use and misuse of graphs -- The Economy: myth and reality -- Scarcity and choice: The Economic problem -- Supply and demand: an initial look -- 2. The Building blocks of demand and supply: Consumer choice: individual and market demand -- Demand and elasticity -- Production, inputs and cost: building blocks for supply analysis -- Output, price and profit: The importance of marginal analysis -- 3. Markets, from competition to monopoly: virtues and vices: The firm and the industry under perfect competition -- The price system and the case for free markets -- Monopoly -- Between competition and monopoly -- The market mechanism: shortcomings and remedies -- Microeconomics of innovation: prime engine of growth -- Real firms and their financing: stocks and bonds -- 4. The distribution of income: Pricing the factors of production -- Labor: the human input -- Poverty, inequality and discrimination -- 5. The Government and the economy: Limiting market power: regulation and antitrust -- Taxation and resource allocation -- Externalities, the environment and natural resources -- 6. The Macroeconomy: aggregate supply and demand: The realm of macroeconomics -- The goals of macroeconomic policy -- Income and spending: the powerful customer -- Demand-side equilibrium: unemployment or inflation? -- Changes on the demand side: multiplier analysis -- Supply-side equilibrium: unemployment and inflation? -- 7. Fiscal and monetary policy: Managing aggregate demand: fiscal policy -- Money and the banking system -- Monetary policy and the national economy -- The debate over monetary policy -- Deficits, monetary policy and growth -- The Phillips curve and economic growth -- 8. The United States in the world economy: International trade and comparative advantage -- The International monetary system: order or disorder? -- Exchange rates and the macroeconomy -- |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Economics. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Blinder, Alan S. |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Library of Congress Classification |
| Koha item type | Books |
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| Library of Congress Classification | WISCONSIN INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, GHANA KUMASI LIBRARY | WISCONSIN INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, GHANA KUMASI LIBRARY | General Stacks | 23/10/2019 | HB171.5.B32(8e) | K/276/276/19 | 18/01/2022 | 18/01/2022 | Books |