TY - BOOK AU - Kates,Steven TI - Free market economics: an introduction for the general reader SN - 9781845423223 (hardback) U1 - 330 PY - 2011/// CY - Cheltenham, UK, Northampton, MA PB - Edward Elgar KW - Free enterprise KW - Laissez-faire KW - Globalization KW - International finance KW - Supply-side economics KW - Economic systems ; Economic theory & philosophy ; Macroeconomics KW - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Free Enterprise & Capitalism KW - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General N1 - 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; ER -