Economics (17^th Ed.)

Economics, 17e, by Samuelson and Nordhaus, is the classic text which set the standard for principles of economics texts when it was introduced in 1948. This text has been the standard-bearer in principles books for over 50 years, presenting a clear, accurate, and interesting indroduction to economics. Bill Nordhaus is now the primary author of this modern treatment of economics which has been thoroughly updated.

Part ONE. BASIC CONCEPTS
Chapter 1. The Fundamentals of Economics
Appendix 1. How to Read Graphs
Chapter 2. Markets and Government in a Modern Economy
Chapter 3. Basic Elements of Supply and Demand

Part TWO. MICROECONOMICS: SUPPLY, DEMAND, AND PRODUCT MARKETS
Chapter 4. Applications of Supply and Demand
Chapter 5. Demand and Consumer Behavior
Appendix 5. Geometrical Analysis of Consumer Equilibrium
Chapter 6. Production and Business Organization
Chapter 7. Analysis of Costs
Appendix 7. Production, Cost Theory, and Decisions of the Firm
Chapter 8. Analysis of Perfectly Competitive Markets
Chapter 9. Imperfect Competition and Its Polar Case of Monopoly
Chapter 10. Oligopoly and Monopolistic Competition
Chapter 11. Uncertainty and Game Theory

Part THREE. FACTOR MARKETS: LABOR, LAND, CAPITAL
Chapter 12. How Markets Determine Incomes
Chapter 13. The Labor Market
Chapter 14. Land and Capital

Part FOUR. APPLIED MICROECONOMICS: INTERNATIONAL TRADE, GOVERNMENT, AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Chapter 15. Comparative Advantage and Protectionism
Appendix 15. Markets and Economic Efficiency
Chapter 16. Government Taxation and Expenditure
Chapter 17. Promoting More Efficient Markets
Chapter 18. Protecting the Environment
Chapter 19. Efficiency vs. Equality: The Big Tradeoff

Part FIVE. MACROECONOMICS: THE STUDY OF GROWTH AND BUSINESS CYCLES
Chapter 20. Overview of Macroeconomics
Appendix 20. The Data of Macroeconomics
Chapter 21. Measuring Economic Activity
Chapter 22. Consumption and Investment
Chapter 23. Business Fluctuations and the Theory of Aggregate Demand
Chapter 24. The Multiplier Model
Chapter 25. Money, Banking, and Financial Markets
Chapter 26. Central Banking and Monetary Policy

Part SIX. ECONOMIC GROWTH AND MACROECONOMIC POLICY
Chapter 27. The Process of Economic Growth
Chapter 28. The Challenge of Economic Development
Chapter 29. Exchange Rates and the International Financial System
Chapter 30. Open-Economy Macroeconomics

Part SEVEN. UNEMPLOYMENT, INFLATION, AND ECONOMIC POLICY
Chapter 31 . Unemployment and the Foundations of Aggregate Supply
Chapter 32 . Ensuring Price Stability
Chapter 33 . The Warring Schools of Macroeconomics
Chapter 34 . Policies for Growth and Stability