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Index
Title Page
Dedication
Preface
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1 - WHAT IS ECONOMICS?
PART I: - PRICES AND MARKETS
Chapter 2 - THE ROLE OF PRICES
PRICES AND COSTS
SUPPLY, DEMAND AND “NEED”
Chapter 3 - PRICE CONTROLS
PRICE CEILINGS AND SHORTAGES
PRICE FLOORS AND SURPLUSES
THE POLITICS OF PRICE CONTROLS
Chapter 4 - AN OVERVIEW
CAUSE AND EFFECT
INCENTIVES VERSUS GOALS
SCARCITY AND COMPETITION
PART II: - INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE
Chapter 5 - THE RISE AND FALL OF BUSINESSES
ADJUSTING TO CHANGES
THE COORDINATION OF KNOWLEDGE
Chapter 6 - THE ROLE OF PROFITS — AND LOSSES
PROFITS
COSTS OF PRODUCTION
SPECIALIZATION AND DISTRIBUTION
Chapter 7 - BIG BUSINESS AND GOVERNMENT
CORPORATIONS
MONOPOLIES AND CARTELS
REGULATORY COMMISSIONS
ANTI-TRUST LAWS
Chapter 8 - AN OVERVIEW
KNOWLEDGE AND DECISIONS
MARKET AND NON-MARKET ACTIONS
WINNERS AND LOSERS
PART III: WORK AND PAY
Chapter 9 - PRODUCTIVITY AND PAY
PRODUCTIVITY
PAY DIFFERENCES
CAPITAL, LABOR, AND EFFICIENCY
Chapter 10 - CONTROLLED LABOR MARKETS
JOB SECURITY
MINIMUM WAGE LAWS
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
WORKING CONDITIONS
Chapter 11 - AN OVERVIEW
ALLOCATION AND INEQUALITIES
THE MYSTIQUE OF “LABOR”
PART IV: TIME AND RISK
Chapter 12 - INVESTMENT AND SPECULATION
INVESTMENTS
SPECULATION
INVENTORIES
RETURN ON INVESTMENT
PRESENT VALUE
Chapter 13 - RISKS AND INSURANCE
BONDS
VARIABLE RETURNS VERSUS FIXED RETURNS
INSURANCE
Chapter 14 - AN OVERVIEW
TIME AND MONEY
ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENTS
PART V: THE NATIONAL ECONOMY
Chapter 15 - NATIONAL OUTPUT
THE FALLACY OF COMPOSITION
OUTPUT AND DEMAND
MEASURING NATIONAL OUTPUT
Chapter 16 - MONEY AND THE BANKING SYSTEM
THE ROLE OF MONEY
THE BANKING SYSTEM
FOREIGN BANKING SYSTEMS
Chapter 17 - GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS
LAW AND ORDER
EXTERNAL COSTS AND BENEFITS
INCENTIVES AND CONSTRAINTS
Chapter 18 - GOVERNMENT FINANCE
TAXATION
GOVERNMENT BONDS
CHARGES FOR GOODS AND SERVICES
GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES
GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS
Chapter 19 - AN OVERVIEW
THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT
ZERO-SUM THINKING
THE FALLACY OF COMPOSITION
MARKET FAILURE AND GOVERNMENT FAILURE
PART VI: - THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY
Chapter 20 - INTERNATIONAL TRADE
THE BASIS FOR INTERNATIONAL TRADE
INTERNATIONAL TRADE RESTRICTIONS
CHANGING CONDITIONS
Chapter 21 - INTERNATIONAL TRANSFERS OF WEALTH
INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENTS
OTHER TRANSFERS
THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY SYSTEM
Chapter 22 - AN OVERVIEW
THE ROLE OF TRADE
THE ROLE OF INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT
PART VII: - SPECIAL ECONOMIC ISSUES
Chapter 23 - MYTHS ABOUT MARKETS
PRICES
BRAND NAMES
THE ROLE OF PROFITS
“TRICKLE DOWN” THEORY
Chapter 24 - “NON-ECONOMIC” VALUES
MARKETS AND VALUES
SAVING LIVES
“UNMET NEEDS”
Chapter 25 - THE HISTORY OF ECONOMICS
THE MERCANTILISTS
CLASSICAL ECONOMICS
MODERN ECONOMICS
THE ROLE OF ECONOMICS
Chapter 26 - PARTING THOUGHTS
QUESTIONS
SOURCES
INDEX
Copyright Page
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