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Invitation to Economics

Understanding Argument and Policy

Thomas Mayer author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Published:19th Dec '08

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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
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“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