Applied economics

Other Authors: Wall,, Griffiths,
Format: Book
Published: Harlow, Essex ; New York, NY: Pearson Financial Times, 2012.
Edition:12th ed.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Changes i-n the economic structure
  • Theory of the firm
  • Financial reports as a source of corporate information
  • Firm objectives and firm behaviour
  • Entrepreneurship and small/medium-sized enterprises (SMES)
  • Mergers and acquisitions in the rowth of the firm
  • Oligopoly
  • The multinational corporation
  • Privatization and deregulation
  • Beyond markets : critical approaches to microeconomics
  • Environmental, regional and social economics
  • The economics of the environment
  • Transport
  • Health economics
  • Distribution of income and wealth
  • Trade unions, wages, and collective bargaining
  • Corporate social and ethical responsibility
  • Macroeconomics
  • Consumption and saving
  • Investment
  • Public expenditure
  • Taxation
  • Money and monetary policy
  • Financial institutions and markets
  • Inflation
  • Unemployment
  • International economics
  • Globalization
  • Exchange rates and trade performance
  • Free trade, regional trading blocs, and protectionism
  • The European Union
  • The bric economies : Brazil, Russia, India, and China
  • Growth and development
  • Managing the global economy : post +credit crunch+
  • A guide to sources