TY - BOOK AU - Isachsen,Arne Jon AU - Hamilton,Carl AU - Gylfason,Thorvaldur TI - Understanding the market economy SN - 0198773579 : U1 - 330.122 ISA PY - 1992/// CY - Oxford, New York PB - Oxford University Press KW - Economics KW - Comparative economics KW - Capitalism N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-237) and index; Introduction. Part I: The Economic Problem. 1: Production and distribution. 2: Supply and demand. 3: Economic adjustment. 4: The interplay of aggregate supply and demand in a market economy. 5: The workings of a planned economy. Part II: The Workings of a Market Economy. 6: Prerequisites for a market economy. 7: Challenges posed by the market. 8: Dilemmas and problems in a market economy. 9: Why the market nevertheless is useful. Part III: Public Finance? Money, Capital, Labour, and International Trade. 10: The political economy of public finance. 11: The role of money. 12: A closer look at the capital market. 13: The labour market in a competitive economy. 14: International trade. Part IV: Privatization, Accounting, and Challenges for the Future. 15: Privatization in Central and Eastern Europe. 16: Elements of accounting. 17: From plan to market - the challenges. Index ER -