Understanding the Market: An Introduction to Microeconomics - Softcover

Dunnett, Mr Andrew

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0582325064 ISBN 13: 9780582325067

Publisher: Financial Times/ Prentice Hall, 1998

Synopsis

This text provides a highly accessible non-mathematical introduction to microeconomics and is specially written to cater for the needs of students taking foundation courses in economics. Designed to provide students with the theory they need to understand the difficult concepts the text helps students recognise that an understanding of economics can help make sense of the world. Covering all the theoretical elements of an intro Microeconomics course the text recognises that theory cannot be divorced from practice and policy. Concepts are treated rigorously, but there are numerous applied examples provided as illustrations of the concepts.

About this title

From the Back Cover

Understanding the Market is an introduction to microeconomics. It maintains a careful balance between theory and empirical evidence reflecting the belief that the discipline of economics cannot be divorced from the real world to which it relates. This new edition contains new and updated material which, more than ever, helps to demonstrate the relevance of the theory. The text has been extensively rewritten to provide a more focused coverage of certain key areas. The objective remains to ensure that students gain insight and understanding into the world in which they live.
This new edition of Understanding the Market builds on the strengths of the previous editions, offering a highly accessible, non-mathematical yet rigorous introduction to microeconomics. The text will be especially attractive to students taking foundation courses in economics. The author's highly readable style makes economic ideas and theories come to life.

Key features

New pedagogy including chapter previews, key words highlighted in the text, summaries and review questions and answers
Takes a non-mathematical user-friendly approach
Maintains a balance between theory and empirical evidence
New and updated case studies
Extensively rewritten to provide a more focused coverage
New chapter on environmental issues
User Guide available to Lecturers
This book is ideal for students taking foundation courses in microeconomics, either as a single discipline or as part of a broader social science programme, and for those taking economics as part of business, MBA or other professional courses.
Andrew Dunnett is Lecturer in Economics at Thames Valley University and is the author of Understanding the Economy 4e- an Introduction to Macroeconomics (the companion volume to Understanding the Market) and of The Macroeconomic Environment, also published by Addison Wesley Longman.

Edition details

• Publisher: Financial Times/ Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0582325064
• ISBN 13: 9780582325067
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 304