Features of this edition include:
- Topical and up-to-date material, presented alongside real-world examples and policy problems
- Mini case studies taken from disciplines such as construction, sport and computing, to demonstrate the practical application of economics
- Increased microeconomic coverage; including separate chapters on supply, demand and markets, to provide students with a thorough grounding in these fundamental areas
- A revised structure to the macroeconomics section, beginning with growth, cycles, and issues, before introducing analysis and explanations
- Learning outcomes and recaps in each chapter, allowing students to track their progress and understanding through the text
- Key terms, clearly defined throughout each chapter
- Review questions and answers in each chapter, to test understanding and application of the topics covered
- An easy-to-navigate layout and design, with clearly signposted features and photos and figures to illustrate important concepts
Succinctly offering the proven quality, consistency and clarity of the parent text Economics (`The Student Bible' BBC Radio 4), Foundations of Economics, third edition is the essential text for today's non-specialist economics student.