TY - BOOK AU - TI - Microeconomics for today. SN - 0324301928 AV - HB172.T89 PY - 2005/// CY - London PB - Thomson KW - Microeconomics N1 - Includes index; Contents: Contents: 1. Introduction to economics: Introducing the economic way of thinking -- Production possibilities, opportunity cost economic growth -- Market demand and supply -- Markets in action -- 2. Microeconomic fundamentals: Price elasticity of demand and supply -- Consumer choice theory -- Production costs -- 3. Market structures: Perfect competition -- Monopoly -- Monopolistic competition and oligopoly -- Labor markets -- 4. Microeconomic policy issues: Income distribution, poverty and discrimination -- Antitrust and regulation -- Environmental economics -- 5. The International economy: International trade and finance -- Economies in transition -- Growth and the less-developed countries -- ER -