Economics A New Introduction
“Economics: A New Introduction” by Hugh Stretton is a comprehensive text published by Pluto Press on October 20, 1999. This first edition spans 852 pages and is presented in English. The book offers a fresh perspective on economics, emphasizing the intricate and evolving nature of economic activity. It explores the interplay of values and theoretical beliefs in shaping economic understanding, addressing contemporary challenges such as rising poverty, inequality, and environmental reform.
Readers will find a pragmatic blend of traditional and modern methods as the text delves into the implications of high productivity and rapidly changing technology. It examines the impact of these factors on various aspects of life, including the changing dynamics of earning years and the stresses faced by women in balancing work and family. By incorporating institutional, Keynesian, green, and feminist theories, the book provides a multifaceted approach to understanding economic life, making it a valuable resource for those interested in business and economics.
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Economics: A New Introduction provides a fresh introduction to real economics. Highlighting the complex and changing nature of economic activity, this wide-ranging text employs a pragmatic mix of old and new methods to examine the role of values and theoretical beliefs in economic life and in economists’ understanding of it. It attends to the problems which have come with high productivity, rapidly changing technology and skills, changing proportions of earning and non-earning years in most people’s lives, and a faltering revolution in childhood and parenting which has brought stress and over-work for many women. It addresses such issues as rising poverty, inequality, insecurity and the slow progress of environmental reform. In focusing on such abuses of affluence the text draws on institutional, Keynesian, green and feminist theories, while emphasising all approaches to understanding economic life.
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