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Economics Revision Guide

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  • © 1994

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Authors:
  1. Jack Harvey
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Table of contents (43 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Introduction

    1. What Economics is About

      • Jack Harvey
      Pages 1-4

    2. Methods of Allocating Resources

      • Jack Harvey
      Pages 5-7

  3. What to Produce

    1. How Price is Formed in the Free Market

      • Jack Harvey
      Pages 8-13

    2. Applications of Demand and Supply Analysis

      • Jack Harvey
      Pages 14-15

    3. A Further Look at Demand

      • Jack Harvey
      Pages 16-20

  4. How to Produce — the Theory of Production

    1. How to Produce – the Theory of Production

      • Jack Harvey
      Pages 21-26

    2. The Organisation and Scale of Production

      • Jack Harvey
      Pages 27-30

    3. The Distribution of Goods to the Consumer

      • Jack Harvey
      Pages 31-34

    4. The Location of Production

      • Jack Harvey
      Pages 35-36

    5. Combining the Factors of Production

      • Jack Harvey
      Pages 37-38

    6. Deciding on the Most Profitable Output

      • Jack Harvey
      Pages 39-44

    7. The Supply Curve of the Industry Under Perfect Competition

      • Jack Harvey
      Pages 45-47

    8. Rewarding the Factors of Production: the Marginal Productivity Theory of Distribution

      • Jack Harvey
      Pages 48-50

  5. The Government and the Allocation of Resources

    1. Market Failure and the Role of Government

      • Jack Harvey
      Pages 51-53

    2. Monopoly

      • Jack Harvey
      Pages 54-59

    3. Imperfect Competition: Other Forms

      • Jack Harvey
      Pages 60-61

    4. Externalities and Cost-benefit Analysis

      • Jack Harvey
      Pages 62-64

    5. The Environment: Conservation and Pollution

      • Jack Harvey
      Pages 65-70

    6. The Provision of Goods and Services by the Public Sector

      • Jack Harvey
      Pages 71-75
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Economics Revision Guide summarises the essential elements of economics theory in a pocket sized book. Written with the needs of students in mind, it indicates relationships between areas of study and presents the important points with a visual impact, making them easier to remember. Clear and very concise, it is an indispensable aide to pre-examination revision to all students taking courses in introductory economics. It can be used along side any introductory text book including Jack Harvey's Modern Economics 6th edition.

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