Essentials of Economics - Couverture souple

Sloman, John

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0273651625 ISBN 13 : 9780273651628

Editeur : Pearson Education Limited, 2001

Synopsis

Essentials of Economics 2eJohn SlomanEssentials of Economics is designed with one overriding aim: to make this exciting and highly relevant subject clear, easy to understand and accessible. The book puts economics in the context of the real world, bringing the subject alive and giving students an insight into the economy in which we live and the economic forces which shape all of our lives. Essentials of Economics is an abridged version of Sloman's main text, Economics 4e. Some passages have been directly transcribed, while others have been extensively rewritten in order to provide a consistent coverage of only the core principles of economics and their applications. The second edition of this highly regarded and successful text retains many of the features of the first but has also been extensively updated to reflect changes and address new and contemporary issues. Features? Attractive 2 colour design.? Direct and straightforward writing style. ? Numerous up-to-date examples which illustrate the arguments in the text.? Review Questions at the end of each chapter with answers to odd-numbered questions.? Numerous boxes provide case studies, news items, applications or elaborations o

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture

Essentials of Economics, third edition, 

puts economics in the context of the real world, bringing the subject alive and providing insight into the economy in which we live and the economic forces that shape our lives.

The book is designed for one-semester courses in introductory economics or for year-long principles courses for non-specialist economics students. This text also matches the new A-level syllabus and will be entirely suitable for AS and A2 students.

Features 

• Attractive two-colour design.
• Current and topical examples.
• Extensive glossary.
• Web references at the end of each chapter, which can be hotlinked from the book�??s excellent Companion Website.
• Review questions with answers.

New to this edition

• Use of icons throughout to highlight and explain key ideas.
• 'Pause for thought' questions integrated throughout the text to encourage reflective learning. Answers are on the Companion Website.
• Each section of every chapter is matched to an equivalent section in a specially adapted version of the award-winning software WinEcon, available on CD.

Student supplements

Take full advantage of the outstanding Companion Website for this text, full of resources for students. These include: multiple-choice questions for each chapter; monthly updated links to news articles, with questions and commentary; hotlinks to related websites; case studies referenced in the main text; and answers to questions in the text.

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About the author

John Sloman is Principal Lecturer in the School of Economics at the University of the West of England. He is also Director of the Economics Subject Centre of the UK government-funded Learning and Teaching Support Network (LTSN) for higher education. Economics LTSN is based at the University of Bristol.

Biographie de l'auteur

John Sloman is the Director of the Economics Network, the Economics subject centre of the Higher Education Academy. The Economics Network is based at the University of Bristol. John is also a Visiting Professor at the University of the West of England.

Dean Garrett is a Principal Lecturer in Economics and NBS Teaching and Learning Coordinator at Nottingham Trent University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pearson Education Limited
• Date d'édition: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0273651625
• ISBN 13: 9780273651628
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 576
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Riccardo Bacigalupo; riccardo.bacigalupo@sanoma.it; ; Sanoma Italia Via Arconati, 1 �; Milano; 20135; Italie