EconomicsThe Little Book of Big Ideas: Economics contains the profiles and theories of 50 of the world's most eminent economists. From mercantilists through Keynesians to modern economic thought, this book gets behind 50 of the greatest minds and 10 core theories. Covering Hume, Smith and Marx, succinct biographies provide an insight into economists' personalities and reveal the outstanding contribution that each has made to this pervasive discipline. Essential concepts and themes have been expertly selected and complex issues are explained in their social, political and cultural context. |
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When capital departs industries with a lower rate of profit , supply in that market
falls and prices will rise , increasing the rate of ... Two important components of
competition are the market structure of a particular industry , and the competitive
...
When capital departs industries with a lower rate of profit , supply in that market
falls and prices will rise , increasing the rate of ... Two important components of
competition are the market structure of a particular industry , and the competitive
...
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Input - output tables reveal the structure of industrial production in the economy ,
where outputs are also inputs , direct and indirect , into the production of other
goods ... Oil industry Rubber industry Steel industry an intern se industry 122 123
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Input - output tables reveal the structure of industrial production in the economy ,
where outputs are also inputs , direct and indirect , into the production of other
goods ... Oil industry Rubber industry Steel industry an intern se industry 122 123
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Oil industry Rubber industry Steel industry an intern se industry a uterindustry
Left : The development of one industry , such as the invention of the automobile ,
can have a galvanising effect on many seeminly unrelated industries .
Engineering ...
Oil industry Rubber industry Steel industry an intern se industry a uterindustry
Left : The development of one industry , such as the invention of the automobile ,
can have a galvanising effect on many seeminly unrelated industries .
Engineering ...
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Contents
Introduction by Professor James Rollo | 6 |
Ibn Khaldun 12 Thomas Mun | 14 |
David Hume | 20 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Economics Little book of big ideas |
| Author | Mathew Forstater |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | A & C Black, 2007 |
| ISBN | 0713683376, 9780713683370 |
| Length | 128 pages |
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