Applied Economics Book

	Guided tour
	Preface
	Acknowledgements
1	Changes in the UK economic structure	1
Pt. I	Theory of the firm	27
2	Company accounts as a source of financial information	29
3	Firm objectives and firm behaviour	47
4	The small firm	62
5	Mergers and acquisitions in the growth of the firm	74
6	Oligopoly	98
7	The multinational corporation	114
8	Privatization and deregulation	138
9	Pricing in practice	154
Pt. II	Environmental, regional and social economics	169
10	The economics of the environment	171
11	Regional and urban policy	193
12	Transport	218
13	Social policy	240
14	Distribution of income and wealth	259
15	Trade unions, wages and collective bargaining	276
Pt. III	Macroeconomics	301
16	Consumption and saving	303
17	Investment	320
18	Public expenditure	333
19	Taxation	347
20	Money and EMU	370
21	Financial institutions and markets	401
22	Inflation	430
23	Unemployment	450
24	Managing the economy	470
Pt. IV	International economics	497
25	Globalization	499
26	Exchange rates	523
27	United Kingdom trade performance	543
28	Free trade, regional trading blocs and protectionism	566
29	The European Union	581
30	Transition economies	609
	A guide to sources	635
	Notes on contributors	645
	Index	647