Book description
Brilliant Economics is your easy-to-understand introduction to the world of economic theory and policy. From the key ideas of the main economic thinkers to the difference between macroeconomics and microeconomics, Phil Thornton demystifies the sometimes complex world of economics and guides you through the key economic concepts that fill our TV screens and front pages every day.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Contents
- About the Author
- Author acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Economics – the business of life
- Chapter 2 The miracle of growth
- Chapter 3 Business cycles – from boom to bust and back again
- Chapter 4 Work and wages
- Chapter 5 The pain of inflation
- Chapter 6 The role of government
- Chapter 7 Interest rates, monetary policy and central banks
- Chapter 8 Money and finance
- Chapter 9 Housing and property
- Chapter 10 Trade and currencies
- Chapter 11 The future of economics
- Brilliant glossary
- Useful websites
- References and further reading
- Index
- Advertisement
- Imprint
Product information
- Title: Economics Demystified
- Author(s):
- Release date: January 2015
- Publisher(s): Pearson
- ISBN: 9781292084381
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