Essentials of Economics in Context

Neva Goodwin is Distinguished Fellow at the Economics in Context Initiative at Boston University’s Global Development Policy Center, USA and Co-Director of the Global Development and Environment Institute (GDAE) at Tufts University, USA. Jonathan M. Harris is Visiting Scholar at the Global Development and Environment Institute (GDAE) at Tufts University, USA and Senior Research Fellow at the Economics in Context Initiative at Boston University’s Global Development Policy Center, USA. Pratistha Joshi Rajkarnikar is Assistant Director of the Economics in Context Initiative at Boston University’s Global Development Policy Center, USA and a lecturer at Boston University, USA and Brandeis University, USA. Brian Roach is Director of the Theory and Education Program at the Global Development and Environment Institute (GDAE) at Tufts University, USA and Senior Research Fellow at the Economics in Context Initiative at Boston University, USA. Tim B. Thornton is Senior Research Fellow at the Economics in Context Initiative at Boston University's Global Development Policy Center, USA and Director of the School of Political Economy, Australia.

About the Authors. Preface. Acknowledgments. Sample Course Outlines. Part I: The Context for Economic Analysis 0. Economics and Well-Being 1. Economic Activity in Context 2. Foundations of Economic Analysis Part II: Microeconomic Analysis: Consumption, Production, and Markets 3. Supply and Demand 4. Consumption and Decision-Making 5. Production 6. Market Structure 7. Markets for Labor Part III: Macroeconomic Theory and Policy 8. Macroeconomic Measurement 9. Economic Fluctuations and Macroeconomic Theory 10. Fiscal Policy 11. Money and Monetary Policy 12. Aggregate Supply, Aggregate Demand, and Inflation: Putting it All Together Part IV: The Global Economy, Development, and Sustainability 13. The Global Economy and Policy 14. Economic Inequality 15. How Economies Grow and Develop 16. Economics of the Environment. Glossary. Index.