Usher, Daniel
Political Economy
This thought-provoking introduction to economics exposes readers to the workings of the market in a democratic state. The text explains basic economic concepts from a political perspective: how the price mechanism substitutes for central authority in determining production and allocation of goods; the use of demand and supply curves to trace the impacts of tariffs, taxes, subsidies, quotas and patents; and the redistribution of income. Additionally the text explores political topics from an economic perspective, including the avoidance of anarchy and despotism; and the mutual dependence of markets, voting, public administration and law.
- Relies largely on stories and paradigms to convey important economic concepts.
- Explains basic economic concepts from a political perspective and explores political topics from an economic perspective.
- Covers topics such as the price mechanism, demand and supply curves, redistribution of income, anarchy, voting and public administration.
Keywords: POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Economic Policy POL024000
- Author(s)
- Usher, Daniel
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
- Publication year
- 2008
- Language
- en
- Edition
- 1
- Page amount
- 427 pages
- Categories
- Economy
- Society
- Format
- Ebook
- eISBN (PDF)
- 9781405142236
- Printed ISBN
- 9780631233336