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Intermediate Economics

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  • © 1991

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Authors:
  1. Jack Harvey
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Table of contents (39 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. What Economics is About

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      Pages 3-15

    3. Methods of Allocating Resources

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      Pages 16-24

    4. The Population as Consumers and Producers

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      Pages 25-41

  3. The Market Economy

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 43-43
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    2. How Price is Formed in the Market Economy

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      Pages 45-60

    3. Applications of Demand and Supply Analysis

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      Pages 61-69

    4. A Further Look at Demand

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      Pages 70-100

    5. Supply (1): Organising Production

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      Pages 101-127

    6. Supply (2): Deciding on the Most Profitable Output

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      Pages 128-143

    7. The Supply Curve of the Industry under Perfect Competition

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      Pages 144-157

    8. Factor Markets: The Marginal Productivity Theory of Distribution

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      Pages 158-167

  4. The Government and Allocation Intervention

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 169-169
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    2. Economic Efficiency Through the Market Economy

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      Pages 171-180

    3. Imperfect Competition (1): Monopoly

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      Pages 181-203

    4. Imperfect Competition (2): Other Forms

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      Pages 204-212

    5. Labour and Wages

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      Pages 213-234

    6. Capital and Interest

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      Pages 235-243

    7. Land and Rent

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      Pages 244-252
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...as a mainstream textbook writer in economics, Jack Harvey is supreme.' David Whitehead, The Times Educational Supplement The fifth edition of Jack Harvey's successful and best-selling textbook, Intermediate Economics has been completely revised and updated to reflect the recent developments and current concerns of economics, while being primarily focussed to meet the needs of students taking A-level economics. It will also be suitable for other introductory economics courses including BTEC/HND and professional courses in business studies and accountancy.

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