Foundations of Business Economics : Markets and Prices (Paperback)

Part I Introduction 1 THE ECONOMIC WAY OF THINKING Part II The business environment 2 FIRMS, MARKETS AND INDUSTRIES 3 AIMS OF BUSINESS Part III Product markets 4 THREE MEANINGS OF COMPETITION 5 PURE COMPETITION, PERFECT COMPETITION AND EFFICIENT MARKETS 6 MONOPOLY AND ECONOMIC WELFARE 7 OLIGOPOLY: INTERDEPENDENT DECISIONS 8 MARKET PROBLEMS: INFORMATION, EXTERNALITIES AND PROPERTY RIGHTS 9 MARGINAL PRODUCTIVITY AND FACTOR DEMAND 10 SUPPLY, SUPPLY AND DEMAND, AND RESTRICTED COMPETITION 11 MARKET COMPLICATIONS: INFORMATION, CO-OPERATION AND CONFLICT Part V Conclusion 12 APPROACHES TO GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM