TY  - BOOK
AU  - Prasch,Robert E.
TI  - How markets work: supply, demand and the 'real world'
SN  - 9781847206138 (hbk.)
U1  - 338.521  
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Cheltenham, UK, Northampton, MA
PB  - Edward Elgar
KW  - Capitalism
KW  - Free enterprise
KW  - Markets
KW  - Keynesian economics.
KW  - Supply and demand.
KW  - Microeconomics
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-165) and index; Part I: The Theory of Markets Introduction: Economics Today: Is Market Fundamentalism in Decline?  -- 1. Property, Contract, and the Theory of Exchange -- 2. Commodity Markets: The Economics of a `Spot' Contract -- Part II: Market Processes when Information Matters -- 3. Credit Markets: The Economics of a `Relational' Contract -- 4. Asset Markets: Market Dynamics when Expectations are a Consideration Part III: Labor Markets -- 5. Labor Market Dynamics when Needs are a Consideration -- 6. Labor Market Dynamics when Motivation is a Consideration Part IV: Social, Ethical and Political Considerations -- 7. The Economics of Discrimination: The `Chicago School' Approach -- 8. The Economics of Discrimination: The `Structural' Approach -- 9. Values and Prices: Reintroducing Ethical Considerations into Economics Conclusion: Some Reflections on Economic Policy Bibliography Index
ER  -