In this easily accessible, user-friendly volume, respected
economist David R Henderson brings together 152 of the most
brilliant minds in economics to show how the analysis of economic
topics can illuminate many aspects of the average persons daily
life. Some of the noted contributors include Nobel Prize winners
Gary Becker and George Stigler, former presidential economic
advisors, financial columnists, and economists such as Armen
Alchian, Don Boudreaux, Deepak Lal, Anna Schwartz, Lawrence
Summers, and Murray Rothbard. The entries cover numerous topics
including basic concepts, discrimination and labour issues,
corporations and financial markets, issues in economic history,
economics of legal issues, regulation, environmental regulation,
taxes, economic policy, macroeconomics, money and banking,
international economics, economics outside the United States,
economic systems, schools of economic thought, and more. Containing
over 160 entries, the encyclopaedia provides the reader with a
wealth of economic analysis about important issues in a
comprehensive, yet readable and engaging format. Originally
published as "The Fortune Encyclopedia of Economics" and now
thoroughly revised and updated, this Liberty Fund edition contains
numerous new entries, updates of previously published articles, and
a new introduction and index.
General
Imprint: |
Liberty Fund
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
November 2007 |
First published: |
May 2010 |
Editors: |
David R. Henderson
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Dimensions: |
277 x 215 x 36mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
637 |
Edition: |
New |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-86597-666-5 |
Categories: |
Books >
Business & Economics >
Economics >
General
|
LSN: |
0-86597-666-X |
Barcode: |
9780865976665 |
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