Principles of Macroeconomics

Part 1. Introduction -- 1. Scarcity, the Three Questions of Economics, and an Economic System -- -- Part 2. Introduction to Macroeconomics -- 2. Introduction to Macroeconomics -- 3. Employment, Unemployment, and the Aggregate Production of Goods and Services -- 4. Aggregate Expenditure on Goods and Services -- 5. Money and the Banking System -- 6. The Central Bank and Regulation of Money and the Banking System -- 7. Money, Credit, and the Rate of Interest -- -- Part 3. Macroeconomic Policy -- 8. How the Macroeconomy Works -- 9. Aggregate Demand, Aggregate Supply, and the Price Level -- 10. Fiscal and Monetary Policies -- 11. Monetary and Fiscal Policies en Action -- 12. Summing Up: Macroeconomic Controversies -- -- Part 4. The International Economy -- 13. Trade among Nations -- 14. The Regulation of International Trade -- 15. Monetary and Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade -- 16. Current Issues in International Trade -- -- Part 5. Economic Growth and Comparative Systems -- 17. Economic Growth and Changer -- 18. Alternative Economic Systems -- -- Appendix A. Graphs -- Appendix B. How to Solve Policy Issues -- References -- Glossary -- Index --