Economics: principles and policy. / (Record no. 8434)
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| control field | 1996744 |
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| control field | OSt |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20220118160929.0 |
| 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 | 0155188410 |
| 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 | 3rd ed., |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | New York: |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Harcourt Brace, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 1985. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xxxii, 875 p. : |
| Other physical details | ill. ; |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | "Text has been updated to reflect the most current data"--T.p. verso. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc. note | Includes index. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Contents: 1. What is Economics all about? : What is Economics -- The use and misuse of graphs -- The Economic problem -- Supply and demand: an initial look -- 2. Essentials of macroeconomics: aggregate supply and aggregate demand: Macroeconomics and microeconomics -- Unemployment and inflation: the twin evils of macroeconomics -- 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? -- 3. Fiscal and monetary policy: Fiscal policy and supply-side economics -- Banking and the creation of money -- Central banking and monetary policy -- Money and the national economy: the Keynesian-Monetarist debate -- Budget deficits and the national debt: fact and fiction -- The trade-off between inflation and unemployment -- Further controversies over stabilization policy -- 4. Essentials of microeconomics: consumers and firms: The common sense of consumer choice -- Consumer demand and elasticity -- The common sense of business decisions: inputs and costs -- The common sense of business decisions: outputs and prices -- 5. The market system: virtues and vices: Firms in reality: the corporation and the stock market -- The Firm in the marketplace: perfect competition -- The price system and the case for laissez faire -- Pure monopoly and the market mechanism -- Between competition and monopoly -- Shortcomings of the market mechanism and Government attempts to remedy them -- 6. The Government and the economy: Limiting market power: regulation of industry -- Limiting market power: antitrust policy -- Taxation, government spending and resource allocation -- The Economics of environmental protection -- The Economics of energy and natural resources -- 7. The distribution of income: Input prices: interest, rent and profits -- The labor market and wages -- Poverty, inequality and discrimination -- 8. The International economy and economic growth: International trade and comparative advantage -- The International monetary system: order or disorder? -- Productivity problems -- Growth in developed an developing countries -- 9. Alternative economic systems: Marxian economics -- Comparative economic systems: what are the choices? -- Dissenting opinions: conservative, moderate and radical -- |
| 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. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| 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(3e) | K/274/274/19 | 18/01/2022 | 18/01/2022 | Books |