Introduction to economics, an integrated approach to fundamental principles

Recent Booi forecasting. It gives specific details on 24 major time series methoc which were covered by a forecasting competition. This book is tb only forecasting accuracy study covering all the major time seric methods and it provides objective evidence to judge the accurac of all major time series methods by experts in each subfield of fore casting. Prediction can never be certain but by allowing a compat ison of all major time series methods, advantages, disadvantages and limitations can be better understood and this book is thcreforl indispensable to both practitioner and academic.

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Kirkpatrick, N. Lee, and F. Nixson. Boston, MA: Allen & Un win, Inc., 1984. 263 pp. $29.00 ISBN O-04-338115-4 ($11.95 ISBI\ o-04-338116-2 paperbound). This textbook analyzes, at both aggregate and micro economic levels, the industrial conditions prevailing in Third World countrie: and relates this to the process of economic growth and strurtriral transformation. The authors draw upon both development and industrial economics to provide a more comprehensive and integrated treatment of the various levels of industrial analysis in less developed countries than has previously been available. It is aimed at students who have studied economics at the first-year university Ielse but do not assume any prior knowledge of industrial or development economics. Readers with general concern for the policies and problems of Third World industrialization and development will also find it of considerable interest.

Introduction to Economics, An Integrated Approach to Fundamental Principles. John Craven. New York, NY: Basil Blackwell, 1984. 541 pp. $39.95 ISBN O-631-13636-3 ($12.95 ISBN O-631-13637-1 paperbound). This text is a self-contained and rigorous study of major economic issues, and the methods economists use to examine them, focuses on the theoretical underpinning of economics. This integrated approach to micro- and macroeconomics requires that the student need not have advanced mathematical background. Along with basic topics, the book addresses topical and controversial issues in a lively and interesting fashion: monetarism, unemployment, redistribution policies, inflationary spirals, “open” international economics, and more. A full range of topics for discussion, and problems and answers are given. This book is a viable alternative to current introductory texts on the subject. 251