What You Need to Know about Economics

by George Buckley, Sumeet Desai

Overview

George Buckley&Sumeet Desai: What You Need To Know About Economics

Economics Matters. But with confusing things like GDP and interest rates, it’s often hard to get you head around.

So What do you really need to know about economics? Find out:

• What economic growth is and why it matters
• How inflation happens
• How jobs are created and lost
• How the property market works
• What central banks do and how it affects the rest of us
• The impact of government spending on the economy

What You Need to Know About Economics cuts through the theory to help you to do your job and understand the world around you better.

Read More in the What You Need to Know Series and Ger Up to Speed on The Essentials… Fast.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780857081254
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	06/20/2011
Sold by:	JOHN WILEY & SONS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	304
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

George Buckley is Chief UK Economist at Deutsche Bank, and highly-regarded commentator on economic developments.

Sumeet Desai is an economics journalist and commentator.

Table of Contents

Introduction – What You Need to Know about Economics 1

1 – Growth 5

2 – Inflation 39

3 – Employment 75

4 – Trade 111

5 – Money 147

6 – Central Banking 181

7 – The Public Finances 213

8 – Housing 245

Conclusion 279

Acknowledgements 283

Sources 285

Index 291