Like its predecessors, the sixth edition of Economics
for South African students is a comprehensive introduction to economics in
general, set against a contemporary South African background. The easy style and
many practical examples make this publication extremely accessible. The book
covers all the material usually prescribed for introductory courses, and it
lays a solid foundation for intermediate and advanced studies in economics.
The sixth edition is a unique
textbook. A number of experts have contributed short pieces under the collective
title In the real world. We trust that these examples and case studies
will be put to good use by lecturers (e.g. in discussion classes) while also
providing students with more practical material to enhance their coursework.
Some of the topics covered by the In the real world pieces
include:
•
#Fees must fall … to zero?
Does free higher education exist?
•
Land reform
•
Nationalisation of the SARB
•
What should the SARB target?
•
Are tax incentives a good
idea?
The following experts in
various fields of economics contributed the In the real world pieces: Mduduzi
Biyase,Edward Blight, Estian Calitz, Pierre Faure, Johan Fourie, Rudolf Gouws,
Waldo Krugell, Jac Laubscher, Pieter le Roux, Colin McCarthy, Dave Mohr, Gabila
Nubong, Andrie Schoombee, Krige Siebrits, Ben Smit, Eon Smit, Sharon
Tessendorf, Chris Torr, Servaas van der Berg, Cecilia van Zyl, Cobus Vermeulen,
Ingrid Woolard, Derek Yu and Mulatu Zerihun.
A bonus chapter on the South African economy can be found at https://www.myvsp.co.za/support_material_economics_additional_chapter.html
South African workbook for economics and Basic
mathematics for economics students are additional resources that students
can purchase at their local bookstore or online retailer. Please visit www.vanschaiknet.com
for information on fundamental and supplementary Economics I products.
Chapter
1: What economics is all about
Chapter
2: Economic systems
Chapter 3: Production, income and spending in the mixed
economy
Chapter 4: Demand, supply and prices
Chapter 5: Demand and supply in action
Chapter 6: Elasticity
Chapter 7: The theory of demand: the utility approach
Chapter 8: The theory of demand: the indifference approach
Chapter 9: Background to supply: production and cost
Chapter 10: Market
structure 1: Overview and perfect competition
Chapter 11: Market
structure 2: monopoly and imperfect competition
Chapter 12: The
factor markets: the labour market
Chapter 13: Measuring
the performance of the economy
Chapter 14: The
monetary sector
Chapter 15: The
government sector
Chapter 16: The
foreign sector
Chapter 17: A
simple Keynesian model of the economy
Chapter 18: The
Keynesian model with a government and a foreign sector
Chapter 19: More
on macroeconomic theory and policy
Chapter 20: Inflation
Chapter 21: Unemployment,
poverty and inequality
Supplementary material available for this title includes:
ECONOMICS FOR SOUTH AFRICAN
STUDENTS 6
This lecturer’s support material includes:
- Interactive
PowerPoint slides
- Suggested
answers to review questions
- Suggested
answers to In the real world questions
- A
test bank – supplied in a word document as well as in Respondus format
- JPEGs
of figures and tables
All source material (excluding figures and tables) has been supplied in an editable format (Microsoft Office) and you can fully customise it to your needs.
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