Economics for Business, 2nd edition
Competition, Macro-stability & Globalisation


By Dermot McAleese
Financial Times / Pearson Education
May 2001
ISBN: 0273646222
670 Pages, Illustrated
$68.50 paper original


The new edition of this highly regarded text provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to economics. It focuses on three essential branches: competition & the market system; macroeconomics; and the economics of openness & globalization, including the analysis of international trade, foreign investment & exchange rates. Topics include: the new economic policy; what makes nations grow; market system in action; demand & pricing decision; competition; market power; privatization & regulation; government intervention; the environment; labor & the investment decision; aggregate demand & supply; price stability, inflation & central banks; interest rates & monetary policy; unemployment; deficits & debt; business forecasting; trends in global trade; capital flows & foreign investment; balance of payments; exchange rates; and the euro.


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