Understanding the economy : everything you always wanted to know about the economy but thought you would not understand
Title:
Understanding the economy : everything you always wanted to know about the economy but thought you would not understand
Author:
Mohr, Philip.
ISBN:
9780627027086
Personal Author:
Edition:
1st ed.
Publication Information:
Cape Town : Van Schaik, 2010.
Physical Description:
xii, 201 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
General Note:
Includes index.
Contents:
Getting started: some basic concepts and tools -- Markets and prices -- Money, interest rates and exchange rates -- International economic relations -- Economic growth and business cycles -- Inflation -- Unemployment, poverty and income distribution -- Economic policy.
Abstract:
"This book explains the key economic concepts and issues and the linkages between them in a straightforward, practical and non-technical way. A question-and-answer format is used and all the everyday questions people ask about the economy are answered. In the process, a variety of economic concepts are defined and explained, making the book particularly useful as a quick reference (e.g. to settle arguments)."--Page 4 of cover.