TY - BOOK AU - Bello, Amelia L., AU - Bello, Rolando T., AU - Camacho Jr., Jose DV., AU - Catelo, Ma. Angeles O., AU - Cuevas, Agham C., AU - Rodriguez, U-Primo E., TI - Economics : : an introduction SN - 9789715845342 AV - HB171.5 .Ec74 2007 PY - 2007/// CY - Manila : PB - C&E Publishing, KW - Economics N1 - Includes bibliographical references; Introduction -- The Philippines economy in historical perspective -- Economics and scarcity -- Resources of the Philippines -- The allocation mechanism -- Demand -- Supply -- Market equilibrium and the determination of prices -- Consumerism and advertising -- Production and costs -- Indicator's of a nation's macroeconomic health -- Factors that affect macroeconomic performance -- Government and economic activity -- The monetary system and the economy -- Development economics -- Theories of development -- Agrarian reform -- Privatization, multinational corporations, retail trade and informal sector -- International trade -- An introduction to taxation ER -