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Microeconomics

A Fresh Start

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Authors:
  1. Peter Dorman

    1. The Evergreen State College, Olympia, USA

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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

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Table of contents (21 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Foundations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Economics and the Economy

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      Pages 3-8

    3. Economics Yesterday and Today

      • Peter Dorman
      Pages 9-26

    4. Four Building Blocks of Economic Theory

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      Pages 27-53

    5. Values and Objectives

      • Peter Dorman
      Pages 55-68

    6. Analyzing Markets

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      Pages 69-94

    7. Markets and Human Well-Being

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      Pages 95-122

  3. Institutions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 123-123
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    2. Markets

      • Peter Dorman
      Pages 125-147

    3. Firms

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      Pages 149-172

    4. Government

      • Peter Dorman
      Pages 173-191

    5. Civil Society

      • Peter Dorman
      Pages 193-213

  4. A Closer Look at Markets

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 215-215
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    2. The Theory of Demand

      • Peter Dorman
      Pages 217-247

    3. Production Costs and the Theory of Supply

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      Pages 249-274

    4. Monopoly Power

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      Pages 275-295

    5. The Economics of Bargaining Power

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      Pages 297-313

    6. Market Failure

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      Pages 315-335

  5. Microeconomic Challenges

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 337-337
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About this book

The world has changed dramatically in recent years and so has the field of economics, but many introductory economics textbooks have remained stuck in the past. This book provides a new beginning for the study of microeconomics, emphasizing current debates and research trends. It is international in outlook and reflects the shift toward empirical methods, as well as the study of institutions and economic behavior. It is also written to fit in with an approach to teaching based on active learning and critical thinking. Mainstream material is still covered, but within a new context, making it more relevant, realistic and responsive to the deeper questions economists are now asking about theory and policy. Economics as a discipline is viewed from a broad perspective that takes into account new developments at the intersections with psychology, political science, the natural sciences and philosophy. Economics as presented in this text is less sure that it has all the answers, but it is more interesting, application-oriented and open to new ideas.

Authors and Affiliations

  • The Evergreen State College, Olympia, USA

    Peter Dorman

About the author

Peter Dorman is a professor of economics at Evergreen State College. He has published extensively on a range of economic topics including occupational safety and health, child labor, environmental policy, international trade theory and economic methodology.

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

  • Topics: Microeconomics, International Political Economy

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