Essential Economics for Business, 7th edition

Published by Pearson (December 15, 2023) © 2024

  • John Sloman University of Bristol
  • Elizabeth Jones University of Warwick

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Table of contents

Preface

Publisher's acknowledgements

Part A INTRODUCTION

  1. Business and the economic environment

Part B MARKETS, DEMAND AND SUPPLY

  1. The working of competitive markets
  2. Demand and the consumer
  3. Supply decisions in a perfectly competitive market

Part C THE MICROECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS

  1. Pricing and output decisions in imperfectly competitive markets
  2. Business growth and strategy
  3. Multinational corporations and business strategy in a global economy
  4. Labour and employment
  5. Government, the firm and the market

Part D THE MACROECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS

  1. The economy and business activity
  2. National macroeconomic policy
  3. The global trading environment
  4. The global financial environment

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