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020			_a0123110653 9780123110657
050			_aHB171.5 .G963
100			_aGwartney, James D. _qJames D. Gwartney
245			_aMicroeconomics : private and public choice _cJames D. Gwartney
260			_aNew York _bAcademic Press _c©1977
300			_axvii, 389 p. _bill. _c24 cm
500			_aIncludes index.
505			_aContents: I. The Economic approach -- Some tools of the economist -- Market decisions and the market process -- A Bird's-eye view of the public sector -- II. Microeconomics: Demand and consumer choice -- Costs and producer decisions -- The Firm under pure competition -- Monopolistic competition, product differentiation, and low barriers to entry -- Oligopoly and the world of big business -- Business structure,competition, and public policy -- III. Factor markets and income distribution: The Supply and demand of productive resources -- Earnings and the job market -- Union power - a shield or a threat? -- Inequality,income mobility, and poverty -- Employment discrimination and the earnings of blacks and women --IV. Public choice: Problem areas of the market -- Public choice and gaining from government -- The Economics of government failure -- V. Capitalism and socialism: Comparative economic systems -- Appendix A: A Graphic look at economics -- Suggestions for additional reading -- Hints for answering discussion questions
650			_aMicroeconomics.
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