xxxv, 803, S49, G13, I13 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Includes index.
Macroeconomics. Basic economic concepts --; Supply and demand --; Measurement of economic performance --; National income and price determination --; Financial sector --; Inflation, unemployment, and stabilization policies --; Economic growth and productivity --; The open economy : international trade and finance --; Microeconomics. Behind the demand curve : consumer choice --; Behind the supply curve : profit, production, and costs --; Market structures : perfect competition and monopoly --; Market structures : imperfect competition --; Factor markets --; Market failure and the role of government.