Introduction to the world economy / / A.J. Brown |
Autore | Brown A. J (Arthur Joseph) |
Edizione | [[Second edition].] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxon [England] : , : Routledge, , 2003 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (215 p.) |
Disciplina | 215 |
Collana | Routledge library editions. Economics. International economics |
Soggetto topico | Economics |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
0-415-60736-1
1-315-01669-9 1-136-51366-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Original Copyright Page; PREFACE; Table of Contents; 1 ECONOMIES AND THEIR OUTCOMES; What an economy is; On studying an economy; What economies provide; The difficulties of comparison; 2 THE ESSENTIALS OF AN ECONOMY; The vital processes, production, consumption, and investment; Wealth, factors of production, and growth; How is it organized?; 3 THE FLOWS OF MONEY; The circular flow; Money flow as a measure of income; Money payments and the money supply; 4 HIGH AND LOW PRODUCTIVITY; Farm incomes and decreasing returns
Manufacture and mechanismThe conditions of mechanization; Coolies, ships, and services; Why prices matter, too; 5 WHAT DETERMINES PRICES?; The free markets; Control schemes; Manufactured goods; The price of labour; The general level of prices; The terms of trade; 6 GOOD AND POOR LIVINGS; Productivity, prices, and incomes; The mutual influence of incomes; Inequality within the economy; 7 HOW ECONOMIES GROW; The products of the great powers; The growth of population; Technical progress and knowledge; Capital and income; The supply of savings; Capital from abroad; 8 THE BALANCE OF OCCUPATIONS Farm population and productivityIncome and diet; Income and the non-agricultural occupations; 9 THE ROOTS OF SPECIALIZATION; Degrees of self-sufficiency; Large-scale production and local specialization; The distribution of resources; The use of resources; The distribution of population; The distribution of the conditions of progress; The effects of transport; A general view of localization; 10 THE PATTERN OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE; The growth of trade; The decline of international complementarity; Trade barriers; The changing composition of trade Industrialization and the basis of the trade patternThe part of multilateral exchange; 11 THE HAZARDS OF ECONOMIC LIFE; Natural causes; Technology, taste, and competition; The mechanism of depression; Some case-studies in depression; Causes and interactions; The hazards of inflation; 12 THE ORGANIZATION OF THE WORLD ECONOMY; The end of laissez faire; The United Nations Organization and its agencies; Regional arrangements; The next tasks; INDEX |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452402003321 |
Brown A. J (Arthur Joseph) | ||
Oxon [England] : , : Routledge, , 2003 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
Introduction to the world economy / / A.J. Brown |
Autore | Brown A. J (Arthur Joseph) |
Edizione | [[Second edition].] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxon [England] : , : Routledge, , 2003 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (215 p.) |
Disciplina | 215 |
Collana | Routledge library editions. Economics. International economics |
Soggetto topico | Economics |
ISBN |
1-136-51373-6
0-415-60736-1 1-315-01669-9 1-136-51366-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Original Copyright Page; PREFACE; Table of Contents; 1 ECONOMIES AND THEIR OUTCOMES; What an economy is; On studying an economy; What economies provide; The difficulties of comparison; 2 THE ESSENTIALS OF AN ECONOMY; The vital processes, production, consumption, and investment; Wealth, factors of production, and growth; How is it organized?; 3 THE FLOWS OF MONEY; The circular flow; Money flow as a measure of income; Money payments and the money supply; 4 HIGH AND LOW PRODUCTIVITY; Farm incomes and decreasing returns
Manufacture and mechanismThe conditions of mechanization; Coolies, ships, and services; Why prices matter, too; 5 WHAT DETERMINES PRICES?; The free markets; Control schemes; Manufactured goods; The price of labour; The general level of prices; The terms of trade; 6 GOOD AND POOR LIVINGS; Productivity, prices, and incomes; The mutual influence of incomes; Inequality within the economy; 7 HOW ECONOMIES GROW; The products of the great powers; The growth of population; Technical progress and knowledge; Capital and income; The supply of savings; Capital from abroad; 8 THE BALANCE OF OCCUPATIONS Farm population and productivityIncome and diet; Income and the non-agricultural occupations; 9 THE ROOTS OF SPECIALIZATION; Degrees of self-sufficiency; Large-scale production and local specialization; The distribution of resources; The use of resources; The distribution of population; The distribution of the conditions of progress; The effects of transport; A general view of localization; 10 THE PATTERN OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE; The growth of trade; The decline of international complementarity; Trade barriers; The changing composition of trade Industrialization and the basis of the trade patternThe part of multilateral exchange; 11 THE HAZARDS OF ECONOMIC LIFE; Natural causes; Technology, taste, and competition; The mechanism of depression; Some case-studies in depression; Causes and interactions; The hazards of inflation; 12 THE ORGANIZATION OF THE WORLD ECONOMY; The end of laissez faire; The United Nations Organization and its agencies; Regional arrangements; The next tasks; INDEX |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790664903321 |
Brown A. J (Arthur Joseph) | ||
Oxon [England] : , : Routledge, , 2003 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
Introduction to the world economy / / A.J. Brown |
Autore | Brown A. J (Arthur Joseph) |
Edizione | [[Second edition].] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxon [England] : , : Routledge, , 2003 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (215 p.) |
Disciplina | 215 |
Collana | Routledge library editions. Economics. International economics |
Soggetto topico | Economics |
ISBN |
1-136-51373-6
0-415-60736-1 1-315-01669-9 1-136-51366-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Original Copyright Page; PREFACE; Table of Contents; 1 ECONOMIES AND THEIR OUTCOMES; What an economy is; On studying an economy; What economies provide; The difficulties of comparison; 2 THE ESSENTIALS OF AN ECONOMY; The vital processes, production, consumption, and investment; Wealth, factors of production, and growth; How is it organized?; 3 THE FLOWS OF MONEY; The circular flow; Money flow as a measure of income; Money payments and the money supply; 4 HIGH AND LOW PRODUCTIVITY; Farm incomes and decreasing returns
Manufacture and mechanismThe conditions of mechanization; Coolies, ships, and services; Why prices matter, too; 5 WHAT DETERMINES PRICES?; The free markets; Control schemes; Manufactured goods; The price of labour; The general level of prices; The terms of trade; 6 GOOD AND POOR LIVINGS; Productivity, prices, and incomes; The mutual influence of incomes; Inequality within the economy; 7 HOW ECONOMIES GROW; The products of the great powers; The growth of population; Technical progress and knowledge; Capital and income; The supply of savings; Capital from abroad; 8 THE BALANCE OF OCCUPATIONS Farm population and productivityIncome and diet; Income and the non-agricultural occupations; 9 THE ROOTS OF SPECIALIZATION; Degrees of self-sufficiency; Large-scale production and local specialization; The distribution of resources; The use of resources; The distribution of population; The distribution of the conditions of progress; The effects of transport; A general view of localization; 10 THE PATTERN OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE; The growth of trade; The decline of international complementarity; Trade barriers; The changing composition of trade Industrialization and the basis of the trade patternThe part of multilateral exchange; 11 THE HAZARDS OF ECONOMIC LIFE; Natural causes; Technology, taste, and competition; The mechanism of depression; Some case-studies in depression; Causes and interactions; The hazards of inflation; 12 THE ORGANIZATION OF THE WORLD ECONOMY; The end of laissez faire; The United Nations Organization and its agencies; Regional arrangements; The next tasks; INDEX |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910820191803321 |
Brown A. J (Arthur Joseph) | ||
Oxon [England] : , : Routledge, , 2003 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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