A Dictionary of Economics

by Black, John

• ISBN13: 9780198613497
• ISBN10: 0198613490
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-10-26
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This second edition provides comprehensive, authoritative, and up-to-date coverage of economics, with fully updated entries on developments such as e-commerce and the euro.The author, a leading academic in his field, provides over 2,500 clear and jargon-free definitions of all the terms likely to be encountered by school and university students. All aspects of economic theory, from microeconomics to public finance and international trade are covered, as well asinternational coverage of economic organizations and institutions. Mathematical and statistical terms widely used in economics, as well as words in related areas such as business and finance, are also covered. Appendices cover the Greek alphabet and the winners of the nobel prize for economics.Anyone who comes into contact with economic terms will find this dictionary an indispensable source of reference.

Author Biography

John Black is an Emeritus Professor of the University of Exeter, and Honorary Departmental Fellow at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth. He has written he Economics of Modern Britain, Essential Mathematics for Economists (with J.F. Bradley), and Housing Policy and Finance (with D.C. Stafford), and has helped to edit books for the International Economics Study Group and the Centre for Economic Policy Research.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vi
Dictionary	p. 1
Appendices
The Greek Alphabet	p. 511
Winners of the Nobel Prize for Economics	p. 512
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