Economics

Economics has the capacity to offer us deep insights into some of the most formidable problems of life, and offer solutions to them too. Combining a global approach with examples from everyday life, Partha Dasgupta describes the lives of two children who live very different lives in different parts of the world: in the Mid-West USA and in Ethiopia. He compares the obstacles facing them, and the processes that shape their lives, their families, and their futures. He shows how economics uncovers these processes, finds explanations for them, and how it forms policies and solutions. Along the way, Dasgupta provides an intelligent and accessible introduction to key economic factors and concepts such as individual choices, national policies, efficiency, equity, development, sustainability, dynamic equilibrium, property rights, markets, and public goods.

ISBN	0192853457	Pages	192
ISBN13	9780192853455 (What's this?)	Volumes	1
Publisher	Oxford University Press	Weight (grammes)	155
Imprint	Oxford University Press	Published in	Oxford
Format	Paperback	Series title	Very Short Introductions
Publication date	22 Feb 2007	Height (mm)	175
Library of Congress	HB	Width (mm)	110
DEWEY	330	Spine width (mm)	12
DEWEY edition	DC22	Academic level	General

1	Macroeconomic history	14
2	Trust	30
3	Communities	64
4	Markets	72
5	Science and technology as institutions	90
6	Households and firms	100
7	Sustainable economic development	117
8	Social well-being and democratic government	139

An excellent introduction... presents mathematical and statistical findings in straightforward prose. Financial Times I wish more people would read Dasgupta's book, and I wish more economists would write variations on its theme. It is a model specimen. www.economicprincipals.com The text is direct, rigorous and thought-provoking. It provides an intelligent, rigorous and readable introduction to economics. London Book Review.com

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