Invitation to Economics
Understanding Argument and Policy
Format:Hardback
Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Published:19th Dec '08
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
Invitation to Economics empowers the reader to spot naive and spurious economic arguments by inculcating an intuitive 'feel' for economics.
- A unique and critical guide to understanding economic arguments in the media
- Focuses on microeconomics, specifically on the idea that economic policies often have important indirect effects
- Key ideas are applied repeatedly in numerous case studies drawn from newspapers and other media
- Economic principles are presented in an accessible and non-rigorous format using case studies
- Incorporates the value judgments and political judgments that underlie economic policies <
“This well-written, clearly organized book presents a nontechnical, overarching view of economic theory and how it gets applied and interpreted” (Choice Reviews, June 2009)
ISBN: 9781405183581
Dimensions: 238mm x 160mm x 25mm
Weight: 635g
352 pages