TY - BOOK AU - Griffiths,Alan AU - Wall,Stuart TI - Applied Economics: An Introductory Course SN - 0582072352 AV - HB171.5 .A65 1991 U1 - 330 20 PY - 1991/// CY - London, New York PB - Longman KW - Economics KW - Great Britain KW - Economic conditions KW - 1979-1997 N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Changes in the UK economic structure; company accounts as a source of financial information; firm objectives and firm behaviour; the small firm; mergers and acquisitions in the growth of the firm; oligopoly; the multinational enterprise; the nationalized industries and privatization; pricing in practice; microelectronics and information technology; consumption and saving; investment; public expenditure; taxation; the UK financial system; money; inflation; unemployment; regional and urban policy; trade unions, wages and collective bargaining; distribution of income and wealth; exchange rates; United Kingdom trade performance; protectionism; managing the economy; the European Economic Community; international money; a guide to sources N2 - Designed for undergraduate students in economics, the social sciences and business studies, this book is arranged with an element of progression thus taking the form of a course in applied economics. The authors aim to combine economic theory with analysis ER -