Sicat, Gerardo P.
Economics - Metro Manila National Book Store, Inc. 1983 - xxiv, 853 pages : illustrations.
Part I: introductory elementary economics. –
1 The nature of economics. –
2 Basic economic problems. –
3 Market analysis. –
4 Costs, supply, and the firm. –
5 Market structure: monopoly and imperfect competition. –
6 Income and factors of production. –
Part II: enterprise and measurement. –
7 Enterprises and their organization. –
8 National income measurement. –
9 Expenditure, saving and income. –
Part III: national income and aggregate activity. –
10 National income and growth. –
11 Prices, money and banking. –
12 Monetary policy and central banking. –
13 The financial system. –
14 Public expenditure and taxation. –
15 Fiscal policy and national income. –
16 Some issues in fiscal policy and development. –
Part IV: economic development and growth. –
17 Economic growth and development. –
18 Development planning. –
19 Economic policy and private activity.–
20 Agriculture and development. –
21 Land reform –
22 Industrialization and technology. –
23 Population. –
24 Labor and employment. –
25 Human resources and education. –
26 Labor mobility and migration. –
Part V: International trade and payments. –
27 Balance of payments and international exchange. –
28 International trade. –
29 Tariffs, industry, and development. –
30 National income and external balance. –
Part VI: global aspects of national development. –
31 International finance and official development assistance. –
32 Commodities. –
33 Regional economic cooperation: Asean and beyond. –
34 Foreign investment and the multinational enterprise. –
35 North-South issues: international aspects of third world development. –
36 The good society: alternative economic systems.
"When I decided to write this book, I had just completed eleven years of service in the government dealing with the central problems of national economic development. To write at this juncture was initially an exercise to rejuvenate my intellectual capital, which may have been partly eroded by years of routine schedules, such as meetings, committee work, public talks, and directing staff on shifting problems and policy agenda. To put a clear direction in that exercise, I thought a textbook would yield not only the highest social benefit but also a gratifying personal experience.
I have probably bridged the opposite banks of the same river: as a professor in economics also engaged in research ad as an official in public administration and policy-making at the highest councils. A book written by such a person may partly contain an outlook that is useful because it blends the experience of the academic and research economist with that of the practicing economist in government.
My objective in writing this book is to fulfill the long-felt need for an elementary economics textbook that is relevant to the problems and institutional setting of the Philippines, a middle-income developing country. Many countries in Asia are in the same state of development. Perhaps, the coverage of topics will be more relevant than those contained in books written by western authors. Therefore, it is possible that this book has a wider audience than only those in the Philippines."
9710800868
Economics.
Fil 330 Si12e 1983
Economics - Metro Manila National Book Store, Inc. 1983 - xxiv, 853 pages : illustrations.
Part I: introductory elementary economics. –
1 The nature of economics. –
2 Basic economic problems. –
3 Market analysis. –
4 Costs, supply, and the firm. –
5 Market structure: monopoly and imperfect competition. –
6 Income and factors of production. –
Part II: enterprise and measurement. –
7 Enterprises and their organization. –
8 National income measurement. –
9 Expenditure, saving and income. –
Part III: national income and aggregate activity. –
10 National income and growth. –
11 Prices, money and banking. –
12 Monetary policy and central banking. –
13 The financial system. –
14 Public expenditure and taxation. –
15 Fiscal policy and national income. –
16 Some issues in fiscal policy and development. –
Part IV: economic development and growth. –
17 Economic growth and development. –
18 Development planning. –
19 Economic policy and private activity.–
20 Agriculture and development. –
21 Land reform –
22 Industrialization and technology. –
23 Population. –
24 Labor and employment. –
25 Human resources and education. –
26 Labor mobility and migration. –
Part V: International trade and payments. –
27 Balance of payments and international exchange. –
28 International trade. –
29 Tariffs, industry, and development. –
30 National income and external balance. –
Part VI: global aspects of national development. –
31 International finance and official development assistance. –
32 Commodities. –
33 Regional economic cooperation: Asean and beyond. –
34 Foreign investment and the multinational enterprise. –
35 North-South issues: international aspects of third world development. –
36 The good society: alternative economic systems.
"When I decided to write this book, I had just completed eleven years of service in the government dealing with the central problems of national economic development. To write at this juncture was initially an exercise to rejuvenate my intellectual capital, which may have been partly eroded by years of routine schedules, such as meetings, committee work, public talks, and directing staff on shifting problems and policy agenda. To put a clear direction in that exercise, I thought a textbook would yield not only the highest social benefit but also a gratifying personal experience.
I have probably bridged the opposite banks of the same river: as a professor in economics also engaged in research ad as an official in public administration and policy-making at the highest councils. A book written by such a person may partly contain an outlook that is useful because it blends the experience of the academic and research economist with that of the practicing economist in government.
My objective in writing this book is to fulfill the long-felt need for an elementary economics textbook that is relevant to the problems and institutional setting of the Philippines, a middle-income developing country. Many countries in Asia are in the same state of development. Perhaps, the coverage of topics will be more relevant than those contained in books written by western authors. Therefore, it is possible that this book has a wider audience than only those in the Philippines."
9710800868
Economics.
Fil 330 Si12e 1983