Graham Bannock & R. E. Baxter
The Penguin Dictionary of Economics
Издательство: Penguin Books Ltd., 2011 г.
978-0-141-04523-8
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Объем: 422 стр.
"The Penguin Dictionary of Economics" explains a host of economic terms, from acceleration principle to venfure capital, the Euro to X-efficiency, globalization to zero-sum game. The eighth edition has been fully updated to cover current terms and the vocabulary of the global recession. Wide-ranging and accessible, this detailed, practical and international guide will be indispensable for students of economics as well as professionals (in business, finance or the public sector), and for anyone wishing to follow economic discussions in the media today.
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