Principles of Economics

Author: Lu Fang
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Publish Date: 2005-08-01
Features: This book is designed based on the characteristics of higher vocational education, focusing on cultivating students' ability to apply basic economic knowledge and principles to analyze and solve practical problems. The book is divided into three parts and 12 chapters. Part I is an introduction to the book, introducing the research objects and methods of economics. The second part, consisting of chapters 2 to 8, is the microeconomics section, which studies individual economic behavior. This part mainly includes: demand and supply, consumer behavior, production theory, cost and revenue, market theory, distribution theory, market failure and government intervention. The third part, consisting of chapters 9 to 16, is the macroeconomics section. This part studies the determination and changes of aggregate economic indicators, mainly including: national income determination, unemployment and inflation, economic growth and business cycles, and macroeconomic policies. To cultivate students' practical application skills, each chapter of the book starts with case studies, derives relevant theoretical knowledge, and emphasizes the organic integration of cases and related theoretical knowledge. The exercises at the end of each chapter are divided into three aspects: knowledge questions, skill questions, and ability questions, helping students apply relevant knowledge to analyze and solve practical problems. This book is mainly suitable for students of economic management in higher vocational colleges and higher technical colleges, and can also be used as a reference for other individuals.