本书的第1版在1948年出版萨缪尔森说：。我不在乎谁是美国总统，只要我为这个国家写一本经济学教科书这句话随着这本书一起成为经典。作为入门的经济学原理教材，萨缪尔森用大师手法恢弘演绎，别具一格。第12版后诺德豪斯教授加入作者行列，秉承萨翁风格，稳步发展，并在18版成为第一作者，在经典之上精益求精，更新数据，扩充内容，与时俱进，使本书更趋完美..
新版特点：
·作者在第18版加入更新的经济论题，包括：最低工资，行为经济学解读，新股息税法，安然事件的会计和金融犯罪原由，国际采购，战争与失业，总支出模型，论通货紧缩，处理经济负债与赤字。
·数据全面更新
·第25章货币，银行与金融市场全面更新
·新增了欧盟货币体系内容...

Paul A.Samuelson , William D.Nordhaus：暂无简介

preface
economics and the internet
part one basic ocncepts
chapter 1 the fundamentals of economics
chapter 2 markets and governmennt in a modern economy
chapter 3 basic elements of supply and demand
part two icroeconomics:supply,demand,and product markets
chapter 4 applications of supply and demand
chapter 5 demand and consumer behavior
chapter 6 production and business organization
chapter 7 analysis of costs
chapter 8 analysis of perfectly competitive markets
chapter 9 imperfect competition and monopoly
chapter 10 oligopoly and monopolistic competition
chapter 11 uncertainty and game theory
part three factor markets:labor,land,and capital
chapter 12 how markets determine income
chapter 13 the labor market
chapter 14 land and capital
part four applied microeconomics:international trade,government,and the environment
chapter 15 comparative advantage and protectionism
chapter 16 government taxation and expenditure
chapter 17 promoting more efficient markets
chapter 18 protecting the environment
chapter 19 efficiency vs.equality:the big tradeoff
part five macroeconomics:economic growth and business cycles
chapter 20 overview of macroeconomics
chapter 21 measuring economic activity
chapter 22 consumption and investment
chapter 23 business fluctuations and the theory of aggregate demand
chapter 24 the multiplier model
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part six growth,development,and the global economy
part seven unemployment,inflation,and economic policy
glossary of terms
index