经济学(第二版)

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Contents The essence of the economy; an overview Business and the economy Introducing the rnacroeconomic environment of business The economic problem Government and the economy Government economic objectives Economic targets and instruments The structure of this book Developments in the international economy International economic performance: an historical perspective Drivers of global economic performance International economic performance in the 1990s Future challenges for the global economy Concluding remarks Understanding economic flows The essence of economic flows The measurement of economic activity THE ESSENCE OF THE ECONOMY Problems in calculating economic activity Compilation and uses of national income accounts A model of national income determination Concluding remarks National income determination The essence of national income determination Keynesians versus monetarists: an overview The components of aggregate demand Consumer spending and savings Investment expenditure Government expenditure Export and import expenditure Deflationary and inflationary gaps Measuring the impact of changes in aggregate demand: the multiplier The importance of the national income multiplier The accelerator principle The business cycle Concluding remarks Management of the economy 1: Fiscal policy The essence of fiscal policy Problems with fine-tuning aggregate demand Public finance Government borrowing Criticisms of fiscal policy and deficit financing Concluding remarks Management of the economy 11: Monetary policy The essence of monetary policy Principles of monetarism Measuring the money supply Targeting the money supply Criticisms of monetarism The effects of monetary policy on business Concluding remarks Supply-side economics The essence of supply-side economics The principles of supply-side economics Supply-side economics in practice Concluding remarks Notes International trade The essence of international trade The principle of comparative advantage - an argument for free trade Further arguments for free trade Protectionism in international trade The balance of payments Management of current account imbalances Concluding remarks Exchange rate policy The essence of exchange rate policy Exchange rate systems Exchange rate systems compared The determination of exchange rates Exchange rates and the balance of payments Exchange rates and business Concluding remarks Note Case studies 1 Determination of economic activity 2 The relationship between inflation and unemployment 3 Prospects for European Economic and Monetary Union 4 The international debt crisis 5 Analysis of the US twin deficits 6 Linkages between money, output prices and interest rates 7 Outlook for the economy Appendix: Sources of economic data for managers UK sources Intemational sources Further reading Index