Tucker, Irvin B. <br/><br/>
Microeconomics for today's world / 
Irvin B. Tucker. 
 - 6th 
 - Australia :  South-Western CENGAGE Learning,  2010. 
 - xxxi, 494 p.:   col. ill.  26 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes index 
<br/><br/>Part I: INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS. 1. Introducing the Economic Way of Thinking. Appendix: Applying Graphs to Economics. 2. Production Possibilities, Opportunity Cost, and Economic Growth. Part II: MICROECONOMIC FUNDAMENTALS. 3. Market Demand and Supply. Appendix: Consumer Surplus, Producer Surplus, and Market Efficiency. 4. Markets in Action. Appendix: Applying Supply and Demand Analysis to Health Care. 5. Price Elasticity of Demand and Supply. 6. Consumer Choice Theory. Appendix: Indifference Curve Analysis. 7. Production Costs. Part III: MARKET STRUCTURES. 8. Perfect Competition. 9. Monopoly. 10. Monopolistic Competition and Oligopoly. 11. Labor Markets. Part IV: MICROECONOMIC POLICY ISSUES. 12. Income Distribution, Poverty, and Discrimination. 13. Antitrust and Regulation. 14. Environmental Economics. Part V: THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY. 15. International Trade and Finance. 16. Economies in Transition. 17. Growth and the Less-Developed Countries. Appendix A: Answers to Odd-Numbered Study Questions and Problems. Appendix B: Answers to Practice Quizzes. Glossary. Index. 
<br/><br/> Suitable for students of varying levels of skills and preparation, this student-friendly text presents learners with the basics of economic principles and the context to apply them to their everyday lives. 
<br/><br/><br/>English 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>978-0-324-78237-0 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Microeconomics<br/>Economic history<br/>Microeconomics--Study and teaching
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>338 T79