Principles of Economics

Name: Principles of Economics
Brand: Findaway
Availability: InStock
Author: Alfred Marshall
ISBN: 9781987113327

Author: Alfred Marshall

Narrator: Kenny Davis

Unabridged: 24 hr 48 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Loudly

Published: 04/12/2023

Categories: Nonfiction, Business & Economics

Synopsis

"Principles of Economics" by Alfred Marshall is a landmark work in the field of economics. First published in 1890, the book is still considered a classic and a foundational text in the study of microeconomics and macroeconomics.The book presents a comprehensive and systematic analysis of economic theory, covering topics such as supply and demand, production theory, cost theory, perfect competition, monopoly, imperfect competition, factor markets, distribution theory, international trade, economic welfare, utility, elasticity, general equilibrium theory, economic growth, monetary theory, financial markets, and economic development.Marshall's approach to economics was highly influential in the development of the discipline, emphasizing the importance of empirical observation and analysis, as well as a focus on marginal analysis and the interdependence of different economic variables.Written in a clear and accessible style, "Principles of Economics" is an essential resource for students, scholars, and practitioners of economics, providing a solid foundation in the principles of economic theory and their practical applications.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Marcel on August 27, 2023

ENGLISH With this indisputable classic of economic literature, Alfred Marshall founds the so-called Neoclassical School of Economics. He also institutes Economics as an academic discipline and the economist as a profession. The book can be seen as a review and consolidation of the economic literature......more

Goodreads review by John on December 26, 2008

Re-read and is not as bad as I previously laid out. It is an interesting beginning study into the relationship between economics and the study of human behavior. Reads like a policy piece and is very straightforward.......more

Goodreads review by Givemore on August 19, 2022

I re-read this book almost every year. This year i am reading it together with Marshal Memorials.Principles of Economics is a special classic book , with a five resounding five star rating, a bedrock of economics literature. Whats particularly ingenious and sagely, is Mr Marshal begins the book with......more

Goodreads review by Will on June 13, 2022

The foundational 1907 5th addition classic. Much remains the bedrock of the modern economic approach. Interesting while while much material is tidier today, certain succinct phrases have been lost in modern economics: taxes/poverty “checking” supply/demand, for example. Marshall’s 1907 reading of Ma......more

Goodreads review by John on April 27, 2022

What is the quote? Those who do not study history are doomed to repeat it. This book is of historical interest in the sense of archeologists making sense of the present. He was an awesome intellectual and moral agent. Times may have changed but one can still learn from Marshall.......more