TY - BOOK AU - Mastrianna, Frank V. TI - Principles of economics SN - 978-0-324-78265-3 AV - 330 M39p PY - 2008/// CY - Australia: South-Western PB - South-Western CENGAGE Learning KW - Economics N1 - Includes index; 1. The Nature and Scope of Economics. 2. Scarcity and Choice. 3. The U.S. Economic System. 4. Price: The Role of Demand and Supply. 5. Production, Cost, and Profit. 6. Perfect Competition. 7. Monopoly. 8. Monopolistic Competition and Oligopoly. 9. The Labor Market, Employment, and Unemployment. 10. Income Distribution. 11. The Circular Flow and National Income Accounts. 12. Business Cycles. 13. Macroeconomic Models and Analysis. 14. Money in the U.S. Economy. 15. The Federal Reserve and the Money Supply. 16. Macroeconomic Policies. 17. Taxation, Budgetary Policy, and the National Debt. 18. International Trade and Aid. 19. The Balance of International Payments N2 - Introduces you to the fundamentals of macro- and microeconomics, while addressing some of the most stimulating topics affecting the world. This book covers issues like monetary policy, monopolies, and the labor market, as well as financial market collapse and housing crises ER -