Economics for Business: Competition, Macro-Stability and Globalisation, 3rd edition

Published by Financial Times Press (25 March 2004) © 2004

  • Dermot Mcaleese
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  • A print edition

Title overview

The selective, thematic, policy oriented approach of Economics for Business, combined with its strong emphasis on market structures, monetary policy and interest rates, business fluctuations and globalisation, makes it especially suitable for MBA and other executive programmes, as well as for post-experience conversion courses.

Economics for Business focuses on three essential branches of modern economics: competition and the market system; macroeconomics and the economics of openness and globalisation, including the analysis of international trade, foreign investment and exchange rates. The text has a very strong business focus and has been used in the UK on many MBA courses as well as short, often one semester post experience executive courses. It has also proved popular for undergraduate business economics courses.

The book examines economics from a business perspective and is selective in its coverage, focusing on setting out the big picture and including topics on the basis that they throw light on issues relevant to business. It has a strong policy perspective. Economic issues are analysed in a policy context, which helps students see the relevance of economics to business decisions. The book adopts a modern approach to macroeconomics, as appropriate for business students, and pays special attention to globalisation, trade liberalisation, economic integration and exchange rates.

Table of contents

  1. 1 The economic policy consensus
  2. 2 What makes nations grow?

Part I The market system and competition

  1. 3 The market system in action
  2. 4 Market demand and the pricing decision
  3. 5 The firm in a competitive market
  4. 6 The economics of market power
  5. 7 Competition policy, privatisation and regulation
  6. 8 Government intervention and the market system
  7. 9 Business and the environment
  8. 10 Hiring labour and the investment decision

Part II The macroeconomic framework

  1. 11 Aggregate supply, aggregate demand and the price level
  2. 12 Price stability and central banks

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