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Advances a critical thinking perspective on economics, emphasizing the limits of simplifying assumptions
International perspective in its treatment of economic institutions and in the choice of policy issues
Integrates new developments, e.g. greater influence of game theory, treatment of institutional and behavioral factors
Places economics within a larger, interdisciplinary context by calling attention to the subject’s boundaries with other social sciences, natural sciences, history and philosophy
Detailed explanation to allow instructors to shift classroom time away from lecturing and toward workshops, research projects and other active learning methods
Part of the book series: Springer Texts in Business and Economics (STBE)
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Table of contents (21 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Institutions
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Front Matter
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A Closer Look at Markets
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Front Matter
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Microeconomic Challenges
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Front Matter
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About this book
Authors and Affiliations
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The Evergreen State College, Olympia, USA
Peter Dorman
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Microeconomics
Book Subtitle: A Fresh Start
Authors: Peter Dorman
Series Title: Springer Texts in Business and Economics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-37434-0
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Business and Economics, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-37433-3Published: 01 July 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-52249-3Published: 17 September 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-37434-0Published: 11 June 2014
Series ISSN: 2192-4333
Series E-ISSN: 2192-4341
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 533
Number of Illustrations: 116 b/w illustrations