Free market economics: an introduction for the general reader/
Steven Kates.
- Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, 2011.
- v, 347 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 338-340) and index.
Introduction -- 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
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