Principles of economics /

Ragan, James F.

Principles of economics / James F. Ragan, Lloyd B. Thomas. - San Diego : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, c1990 - xxxi, 940, 15 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.

Basics: Economics and economic thinking ; Use of graphs ineconomics ; Production possibilities, trade, and economic systems ; Price system ; Business firms in the American economy -- Macroeconomy, national income determination, and fiscal policy: Measuring the macroeconomy ; Macroeconomic equilibrium in model with government sector -- Banking, monetary policy, interest rates, and economic activity: Money, banking, and the creation of bank deposits ; Interest rates -- Inflation, unemployment, and economic policies: Unemployment and the Phillips curve -- National debt, economic growth, and productivity: Economics of federal budget deficits and the national debt -- Consumer and business behavior -- Marketing structure and government intervention -- Distribution of income -- Other issues -- World economy

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