Economics:a very short introduction (Record no. 24360)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780192853455 |
| 037 ## - SOURCE OF ACQUISITION | |
| Terms of availability | Textbook |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | CSL |
| Language of cataloging | eng |
| Transcribing agency | CSL |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | eng |
| 084 ## - COLON CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | X P7 TES |
| Assigning agency | CSL |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Dasgupta, Partha |
| 9 (RLIN) | 898394 |
| 245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Economics:a very short introduction |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Oxford, |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Oxford University Press: |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2007. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xiv, 172p. |
| Other physical details | : ill. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | References 161-162p.; Index 163-172p. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | Here Partha Dasgupta, an internationally recognized authority in economics, presents readers with a solid introduction to its basic concepts, including efficiency, equity, sustainability, dynamic equilibrium, property rights, markets, and public goods. Throughout, he highlights the relevance of economics to everyday life, providing a very human exploration of a technical subject. Dasgupta covers enduring issues such as population growth, the environment, and poverty. For example, he explores how the world's looming population problems affect us at the local, national, and international level.<br/><br/>Economics has the capacity to offer us deep insights into some of the most formidable problems of life. Here, Dasgupta goes beyond the basics to show it's innate effects on our history, culture, and lifestyles.<br/><br/>About the Series: Combining authority with wit, accessibility, and style, Very Short Introductions offer an introduction to some of life's most interesting topics. Written by experts for the newcomer, they demonstrate the finest contemporary thinking about the central problems and issues in hundreds of key topics, from philosophy to Freud, quantum theory to Islam. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Classification part | X P7 TES |
| Koha item type | Textbook |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Colon Classification (CC) |
| Suppress in OPAC | No |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Colon Classification (CC) | Central Science Library | Central Science Library | 2022-09-12 | 382, 24/02/2009, N R Book Distributors | X P7 TES | SL1443649 | 2022-09-12 | 2022-09-12 | Textbook |