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Economics seventh edition is all new.  A new co –author Alison Wride from the University of Exeter has joined the team to build on the well known and well loved previous six editions. The new seventh edition continues to provide a comprehensive and completely up-to-date self-contained introduction to the world of economics.

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #14869 in Books
• Published on: 2009-07-23
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback

From the Back Cover
Economics
Fourth Edition
Sloman's Economics has understandably become the most successful European-originated introduction to economics. The text has been carefully developed over four editions with one overriding aim- to make the subject of economics exciting, relevant and as clear to understand as possible. John Sloman combines a direct and straightforward writing style with a wealth of contemporary examples, which illustrate theory and practice and bring the subject alive for students. This combination provides students with an unrivalled learning tool for their first course in economics.
The fourth edition retains many of the popular features of the previous edition, but has been extensively revised and updated to reflect changes and address new and contemporary issues. The four-colour design has been further improved and several new features added to make the book even more attractive to use.
Key Features
· Each chapter now begins with a full-page introduction and 'chapter map'. This sets the scene for the chapter, helps students to see how it is structured and how the various topics relate to each other. NEW!
· Many boxes, spread throughout the text. These provide case studies, person profiles, institutional material, news items, contemporary and historical debates and issues, anecdotes and advanced topics.
· All key terms are highlighted in the text where they first appear and defined at the foot of that page. New for this edition, each term is also included in a glossary at the end of the text and highlighted in the index for quick reference. NEW!
· Web references, integrated throughout the text and highlighted by an icon. The student is referred to a comprehensive list of sites, compiled into an appendix at the back of the book. NEW!
· An increased use of examples drawn from around the world. NEW!
· Self-assessment questions are embedded in the text and further questions are given at the end of each chapter.
The text is accompanied by an excellent range of extra learning and teaching materials; these enable students and tutors to maximise their use of the book.
FOR STUDENTS
The Student Workbook and Reader, written by John Sloman and Mark Sutcliffe, is filled with genuine news clips and review questions and exercises. This is an invaluable source of revision work for examinations and provides the students with extra real-world information. It also provides exercises, projects and readings for use in seminars and classes.
FOR TUTORS
The excellent CD-ROM, developed to accompany Sloman's Economics, has been updated, revised and extended for the fourth edition and includes-
- Tutor's Guide and Answers
- PowerPoint slides
- Reverse image PowerPoint slides for easy printing on to acetate. NEW!
- Test bank of multiple choice questions
- Case studies
- Workshops
WEB SITE
The Sloman Economics web site, specifically designed to complement the text, is frequently updated and offers a wealth of additional material for both lecturers and students.
JOHN SLOMAN is Head of School of Economics at the University of the West of England, Bristol.

About the Author

John Sloman is Director of the Economics Network, the economics subject centre of the Higher Education Academy. Economics Network is based at the University of Bristol. John is also Visiting Professor at the University of the West of England, Bristol.

Alison Wrideis Deputy Director of the University of Exeter Business School and an Associate Professor in Economics.

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Customer Reviews

A must for first year Economics students
Sloman has excelled himself by producing a book on economics that is bright, colourful, well layed out and interesting to read.

I viewed economics as a boring subject until i picked up and read sloman. The great thing about this book is that you can just pick it up and read. It is well written in a concise and informative way that is not to technical yet contains all the information. This is backed up at the end of every section by a bullet point summary that covers the entire section.

If that is not enough the book is littered with case samples and explanations of terms, all importantly this book is utilising online accompanyment to the best of its ability. A website that has answers to questions in the book and the possiblity for a lecturer or teacher to set up and online course guide for their school or university.

This book is a must for anybody who wants to learn economics from scratch ot to build on their economics knowledde whether for school/university or for personal use.

Best textbook for the serious student - comprehensive and accurate
As an economics teacher, I always look very carefully at textbooks. Students naturally have varying degrees of ability and aims; to my mind, this is definitely the very best for the serious student.

Sloman's textbook is extremely comprehensive, covering almost any subject the A-level or first-year undergraduate student will want, and a strength is that Sloman relates most theories to practice. Nor does he shirk from evaluation of various theories, which is very helpful for students. A definite plus is that I have yet to come across any mistakes. It may surprise just how many authors of well-known textbooks get some of the more difficult concepts wrong, or at the kindest, oversimplified (for instance the demand for money or why Keynes rejected the loanable funds theory). Sloman makes no such errors; students will not be left questioning the explanation, at least.

There are two downsides to the book, however, neither costing a star; a pity rather than a negative. First, previous editions included many excellent text boxes of certain subjects - profiles of economists, outline of economic policies in other countries, and the like. These have now been relegated to a website link. This makes for easy updating, and keeps the length of the textbook down, but equally many have not changed at all. Textbooks naturally get passed around, or students may not have immediate access to the internet, and inclusion of these text boxes would have been better.

Second, the book falls between two stools - it is aimed at both the A-level student and the first-year undergraduate. Whilst it is generally clear what is intended for the latter, it does at times make the book a little difficult to `dip into', especially if using the index. It also makes it seem a trifle `weighty' for the A-level student.

This is definitely a textbook for someone who wants to study. Although Sloman does indeed have a very readable style, I suspect the reviewer who found that "you can just pick it up and read" is actually a commendably dedicated student! It repays thinking and study, and will be of most benefit to the inquisitive mind; while many topics are usefully treated in point form, this is not for someone who just wants a quick list of bullet points to memorise. To that end, it might not be appropriate for lesser ability groups, where something simpler and less detailed might be better suited. It will also be easier if a teacher is available to guide students, mainly to sort out what is and is not included by a particular exam board.

Despite the fact that this has been around for a while now, it remains definitely the most comprehensive and accurate A-level textbook around, ideal if you really want to study economics!

Is Economics that easy?
Sir! I have read that book as being the standart literature for economics A-Level. Surely the book covers most of the important topics and current affairs of economic science. As a student, however, your motivation is to go on the ground of something, i.e. on the very basic economic thinking and ideas of any model or argument. In the respect the book does not meet that requirement. You can read it to become aware of economic problems and possible solutions, where it leads the reader clearly to. In my opinion the book is lacking the outlining and explaining of the underlying ideas. For anyone who thinks about economics seriously (even to read it at university), I recommend Robert J. Barro's introduction in Macroeconomics (available at MIT Press, ISBN 0-262-02436-5) which starts with the microeconomic foundation, leading to the market, and then into all other macro-topics. Even though it is designed for undergraduates and graduates at university level, it is easily readable and most accessible to everyone who wants to expand their economic understanding.