Microeconomics - Softcover

Samuelson, Paul A.; Nordhaus, William D.

 
9780072509083: Microeconomics

Synopsis

"Microeconomics, 17e", by Samuelson and Nordhaus, is the classic text which set the standard for principles of economics texts when it was introduced in 1948. This text has been the standard-bearer in principles books for over 50 years, presenting a clear, accurate, and interesting introduction to economics that allows students to study the world and see patterns of economic life. Bill Nordhaus is now the primary author of this modern treatment of microeconomics which has been thoroughly updated.

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From the Publisher

Chapter 8, The Behavior of Perfectly Competitive Markets substantially revised.
Health care coverage is reduced and moved to Chapter 19, "Effiency vs. Equality: The Big Trade Off".
Continued emphasis on the analytical core of economics with particular attention to and analysis of market economics (micro) and economic growth (macro). Despite new material, size has stayed manageable. Advanced material relegated to ten appendices.
Government Taxation and Expenditure Chapter (16) substantially revised: Fiscal Revolution of the 80s deleted; Cultural and Technological Impacts added.

About the Author

William D. Nordhaus is A. Whitney Griswold Professor of Economics at Yale University.

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