Frank, Robert H. <br/><br/>
Principles of macroeconomics / 
Robert H. Frank. 
 - 4th 
 - Boston, MA :  McGraw-Hill Irwin,  2009. 
 - xxxii, 508 p. : ill.:  27 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes glossary 
<br/><br/>Preface -- pt. 1. Introduction -- 1. Thinking like an economist -- 2. Comparative advantage : the basis for exchange -- 3. Supply and demand : an introduction -- pt. 2. Competition and the invisible hand -- 4. Elasticity -- 5. Demand : the benefit side of the market -- 6. Perfectly competitive supply : the cost side of the market -- 7. Efficiency and exchange -- 8. The quest for profit and the invisible hand -- 9. International trade -- pt. 3. Market imperfections -- 10. Monopoly and other forms of imperfect competition -- 11. Strategic choice in oligopoly, monopolistic competition, and everyday life -- 12. Externalities and property rights -- 13. The economics of information -- pt. 4. Economics of public policy -- 14. Labor markets, poverty, and income distribution -- 15. The environment, health, and safety -- 16. Public goods and tax policy -- Glossary -- 
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<br/><br/><br/>English 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>978-0-07-128539-1 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Microeconomics<br/>Economics
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>339 F84p