Includes index.

Contents: Introduction -- Elementary theory of supply and demand -- The Theory of consumer behaviour: The Derivation of the demand curve -- The Theory of supply the firm's production and cost functions - the derivation of the supply curve -- Monopoly -- Oligoopoly -- Monopolistic competition -- Economic theory and business practice mark-up pricing -- Epilogue: Economic analysis and market theories -- Income distribution: The General theory of factor prices -- The Labour market -- The Production plan of the firm - the one variable input case -- The Production plan of the firm (II): Production relations with two variable inputs -- The Conditions for optimal allocation of resources -- The Cost functions of the firm -- The Equilibrium of the firm -- Allocation of resources - market structures: Introduction to market structures -- The Theory of perfect competition -- The Theory of imperfect markets: Price searchers' markets.