(BQ) Part 1 book "Reading and understanding economics" has contents: Introducing economics - scarcity and choice, the economics of demand and supply, costs- in the short and the long run, competition policy in action, market failure and government intervention,.and other contents. | • • • • How do consumers react to uncertain economic times? Are you paying too much for electricity and gas? What is the best time to buy shares? Should you send your children to a private school? Reading and Understanding Reading and Understanding Economics analyses a selection of articles from a range of publications, all with recurrent themes relating to key economics issues in the news today. The book demonstrates how a good understanding of the key principles of economic theory can provide a solid framework for understanding many aspects of everyday life. International issues such as the demise of financial institutions, a monopoly on airports, inflation and the soaring cost of oil are analysed alongside more domestic concerns such as education, the minimum wage and using the tax system to reduce carbon emissions. The author does not shy away from using theory but always does so in such a way that the relevance is clear to the reader. The result is a book that will appeal to undergraduate and MBA students as well as anyone who wants to be able to understand what is really going on behind the headlines” Professor David Paton, Professor of Industrial Economics, Nottingham University Business School Also available: Reading and Understanding the Financial Times ISBN 9780273715597 Also written by Kevin Boakes, this book helps you read and understand the Financial Times with confidence analysing articles with recurrent themes relating to some of the most important issues in the world of corporate finance. an imprint of 1 Kevin’s blog: Visit to access the author’s regularly updated blog for his take on the day’s business news as it unfolds, download podcasts with further article analysis and check your understanding with suggested hints to in-text questions. “This book will help you understand how economies and financial markets work, and how investors think. It helps you move from reading .
