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020 _a9781845423223 (hardback)
020 _a9780857932440 (pbk.)
040 _cCUS
082 0 0 _a330
_bKAT/F
100 1 _aKates, Steven
245 1 0 _aFree market economics: an introduction for the general reader/
_cSteven Kates.
260 _aCheltenham, UK ;
_aNorthampton, MA :
_bEdward Elgar,
_c2011.
300 _av, 347 p. :
_bill. ;
_c24 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 338-340) and index.
505 _aIntroduction -- 1. The Axioms and Underlying Principles of a Free Market Economy -- 2. The Economics of the Free Market -- 3. Value Added -- 4. Governments and the Market -- 5. Factors of Production, Finance and the Role of the Entrepreneur -- 6. Supply and Demand -- 7. Supply and Demand: Beyond Equilibrium -- 8. Marginal Analysis -- 9. Measuring the Economy -- 10. An Interlude on the History of Economics -- 11. The Keynesian Revolution and Say's Law --12. The Basic Keynesian Macroeconomic Model -- 13. Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply -- 14. The Classical Theory of the Business Cycle -- 15. Cyclical Activity and Governments --16. The Financial System -- 17. Controlling Inflation Afterword References Index
_t
650 0 _aFree enterprise.
650 0 _aLaissez-faire
650 0 _aGlobalization.
650 0 _aInternational finance.
650 0 _aSupply-side economics.
650 0 _aEconomic systems ; Economic theory & philosophy ; Macroeconomics
650 0 _aBUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Free Enterprise & Capitalism
650 0 _aBUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General
942 _cWB16