Economics - Couverture rigide

Parkin, Michael

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0321112059 ISBN 13 : 9780321112057

Editeur : Prentice Hall, 2002

Synopsis

For six editions, Michael Parkin has written and rewritten with the unwavering goal of opening students' eyes to the economic way of thinking. Using a straight forward, precise, and clear writing style, Parkin puts the student at center stage.

Parkin offers a thorough and detailed presentation of modern economics, including dynamic comparative advantage, game theory, rational expectations, new growth theory, and real business cycle theory.

To promote a rich, active learning experience, Parkin offers a comprehensive online learning environment featuring a dynamic e-book, interactive tutorials and quizzes, daily news updates, and more.

Changes to the Sixth Edition include a new introductory chapter that emphasizes the central role of tradeoffs in economics, a new chapter on Global Stock Markets, all-new Reading Between the Lines, and a full-color Electronic Study Guide CD-ROM packaged with every new textbook for free.

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture

Economics Fifth Edition

Economics is a highly successful textbook, which is known and respected world-wide for its comprehensive coverage of introductory economics, its clarity of exposition, its lively applications and examples and for the quality of its four-colour artwork. This fifth edition brings the subject powerfully to life in the 21st century and accurately reflects and encompasses the constantly shifting economic world around us.

Building on the high standards set by previous editions, this fifth European edition has been carefully revised and continues to place great emphasis on helping the student understand the core concepts of economics and think like an economist, as well as apply the fundamental principles of the discipline in a business context. Recognizing that students often find economics difficult, the authors write for the student, putting economics into practice, illuminating theory with real-world problems and issues and making the subject accessible, relevant and exciting.

Key features

• Superb four-colour artwork shows clearly ??where the economic action is??
• Reading between the lines articles encourage students to build their practical thinking skills
• Interviews with leading European economists show how economics is practised today
• Economics in History sections trace the evolution of path-breaking economic ideas
• The careful pedagogical plan complements and reinforces classroom learning

 

New to this edition

• Totally new twinned-question ??parallel?? problems, linked in to the Econ 100 website, allow students to work through questions and answers, whilst also setting aside an answer-protected bank of questions for lecturers.
• Extra critical problems, carefully chosen to have a UK and European focus, involve students in active learning using the website.
• Extensive revision of Reading Between the Lines sections places this excellent feature in an even wider European and international context.
• New business-related case studies in the micro section give the text an even more practical and international focus.

Excellent text-and-technology package to enhance teaching and learning includes:

 

• Publisher resource website at http://www.booksites/parkin for access to Economics in Action for students, lecturer downloads and quick links to the Econ 100 website.

• Econ 100 website. Visit this unrivalled, topical site at http://www.econ100.com for weekly Reading Between the Lines news articles and quizzes, conversations in The Economics Café with Michael Parkin and students world-wide, and much more.

• Economics in Action This superb interactive economics software is now available, fully updated, on-line to students who buy the text. A wealth of exciting features - including interactive graphs and drawing facilities, figure galleries, quizzes and exam preparation questions - help drive home the fundamentals of economic theory, show how changing conditions cause curves to shift, and help with preparation for exams.

• Instructor resource CD-ROM containing Instructor??s Manual, powerpoint slides and a testbank of questions.

What Students say

"It is well written and gives students with no prior knowledge a good understanding of economics? . I couldn??t do my course without the book." University if Hertfordshire

"This is definitely the best book on economics. Excellent book and study guide." City University

"Its detail, analysis and depth, also the way it relates issues to everyday life at the end of each section is excellent ?? well done." Durham University

 

 

Readership This text is ideal for all introductory economics courses.

Michael Parkin is Professor of Economics at the University of Western Ontario.

Melanie Powell is Reader at Derby University Business School.

Kent Matthews is the Sir Julian Hodge Professor of Banking and Finance and Head of Economics at the Cardiff Business School.

Quatrième de couverture

Reflecting the changing world around us, Economics brings the subject to life, helping the student separate the wood from the trees in the economic landscape.

Linking theory to practice, this successful textbook illuminates the meaning hidden in the headlines, examines the interplay between real-world policy decisions and economic outcomes, and analyses the effects of choices made in the personal interest versus those in the public interest.

Written by an expert team of teachers, this sixth European edition continues to aid the discovery and application of the core principles of economics. Full of lively, accessible and relevant debates, this book enables students to think like an economist.

Discover the Power of MyEconLab

With the new edition of Economics comes MyEconLab �?? taking students further and saving lecturers time.

This online suite of tools breaks new ground with a powerful graphing and assessment engine that enables students to practice and receive immediate feedback.

Individual performance and Practice Tests generate a personalized Study Plan enriched with a variety of resources including:

·        An interactive e-version of the text with animated graphs and glossary.

·        Weekly news updates with discussion questions.

·        Email help from the authors.

·        Much, much more�?�

Visit www.myeconlab.com/europarkin to learn more and to request access to MyEconLab for Economics, sixth European edition.

"The text successfully strives to ensure that the theory is complemented by application to real life. It is also up-to-date and relevant to a world students will recognize."

Dr John Lipczynski, London Metropolitan University

"Highly readable and up-to-date in topics and discussion, with a comprehensive coverage of microeconomics and macroeconomics. Excellent presentation with periodic in-text Review Quizzes, Reading Between the Lines and Web Exercises, and appropriate and good-quality teaching and learning supplements."

Paz Estrella Tolentino, Birkbeck College, University of London

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Prentice Hall
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0321112059
• ISBN 13: 9780321112057
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 6
• Nombre de pages: 860
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Riccardo Bacigalupo; riccardo.bacigalupo@sanoma.it; ; Sanoma Italia Via Arconati, 1 �; Milano; 20135; Italie