Principles of Economics (China Edition) (China Edition)

Author: Lu Feng
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Publish Date: 2002-04-01
Features: This book was initially designed as a textbook for students of the "Dual Degree in Economics" program at the China Economic Research Center. Each year, over 500 students take the "Principles of Economics" course, most of whom will not pursue a career in economics in the future. However, the center's colleagues believe that providing a systematic opportunity for new generations of university students to learn the fundamentals of modern economics is meaningful work. It can cultivate their interest in understanding real-world economic phenomena, enhance their overall quality and competitiveness in the future job market, and even help develop the rational evaluation skills of the public regarding public affairs and policies. This book aims to serve as an introductory textbook on the principles of economics for students in economics departments. Technical training in modern economics is crucial—it is an indispensable condition for reaching the pinnacle of academic achievement. However, the essence and essence of economics lie not in complex and intimidating mathematical equations, but in a way of thinking and analyzing, a tool for communicating with the real world. This book hopes to use stories from China to explain economic principles, guiding the next generation of Chinese economists to pay attention to this principle from the start. This is a textbook that extensively utilizes materials from the daily lives of Chinese economics students to explain the principles of economics. While comprehensively and systematically introducing mainstream theories of modern economics, the book extensively incorporates real-world Chinese economic cases and systematically uses Chinese economic data, particularly time-series data of macroeconomic variables. The author attempts to localize the introduction of economic principles through innovation, aiming to improve the effectiveness and reach of economics education in China. As an introductory textbook on economics, this book does not require readers to have a background in advanced mathematics or economics as a prerequisite for reading. Readers will find that learning and understanding economics through continuous dialogue with real-world phenomena makes the study of seemingly abstract and dry theories not only useful but also interesting.