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McConnell and Brue's Economics: Principles, Problems, and Policies is the leading Principles of Economics textbook because it is innovative and teaches students in a clear, unbiased way. The 17th Edition builds upon the tradition of leadership with three main goals: help the beginning student master the principles essential for understanding the economizing problem, specific economic issues, and the policy alternatives; help the student understand and apply the economic perspective and reason accurately and objectively about economic matters; and promote a lasting student interest in economics and the economy.

Product Identifiers

PublisherMcGraw-Hill School Education Group

ISBN-100073126632

ISBN-139780073126630

eBay Product ID (ePID)54369419

Product Key Features

Number of Pages808 Pages

Publication NameEconomics

LanguageEnglish

SubjectEconomics / General

Publication Year2006

FeaturesRevised

TypeTextbook

AuthorCampbell Mcconnell, Stanley L. Brue

Subject AreaBusiness & Economics

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.4 in

Item Weight61 Oz

Item Length10.3 in

Item Width8.6 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number17

LCCN2006-022747

Dewey Edition22

Target AudienceCollege Audience

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal330

Edition DescriptionRevised Edition

Lc Classification NumberHb171.5.M47 2008

Table of ContentPART ONE: AN INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS and THE ECONOMY To the Student 1 Limits, Alternatives, and Choices (Appendix: Graphs and Their Meaning) 2 The Market System and the Circular Flow 3 Demand, Supply, and Market Equilibrium 4 The U.S. Economy: Private and Public Sectors 5 The United States in the Global Economy PART TWO: MACROECONOMIC MEASUREMENT and BASIC CONCEPTS 6 Measuring Domestic Output and National Income 7 Introduction to Economic Growth and Instability 8 Basic Macroeconomic Relationships PART THREE: MACROECONOMIC MODELS and FISCAL POLICY 9 The Aggregate Expenditures Model 10 Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply (Appendix: The Relationship of the Aggregate Demand Curve to the Aggregate Expenditures Model) 11Fiscal Policy, Deficits, and Debt PART FOUR: MONEY, BANKING, and MONETARY POLICY 12 Money and Banking 13Money Creation 14Interest Rates and Monetary Policy 14WFinancial Economics PART FIVE: LONG-RUN PERSPECTIVES and MACROECONOMIC DEBATES 15Extending the Analysis of Aggregate Supply 16Economic Growth 16WThe Economics of Developing Countries 17Disputes over Macro Theory and Policy PART SIX: MICROECONOMICS OF PRODUCT MARKETS 18Extensions of Demand and Supply Analysis 19Consumer Behavior and Utility Maximization 20The Costs of Production 21Pure Competition (Appendix: Consumer Surplus, Producer Surplus, and Efficiency) 22Pure Monopoly (Appendix: The Deadweight Loss of Monopoly) 23Monopolistic Competition and Oligopoly 24Technology, R&D, and Efficiency PART SEVEN: MICROECONOMICS of RESOURCE MARKETS 25The Demand for Resources 26Wage Determination 27Rent, Interest, and Profit 27WResource and Energy Economics PART EIGHT: MICROECONMICS of GOVERMENT 28 Government and Market Failure 29 Public Choice Theory and the Economics of Taxation PART NINE: MICROECONOMIC ISSUES and POLICIES 30Antitrust Policy and Regulation 31Agriculture: Economics and Policy 32Income Inequality and Poverty 33The Economics of Health Care 34Labor Market Institutions and Issues: Unionism, Discrimination, Immigration PART TEN: INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS and the WORLD ECONOMY 35International Trade 36Exchange Rates, the Balance of Payments, and Trade Deficits