Essential Economics

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7、recordforthisbookisavailablefromtheBritishLibraryISBN1861975805001-0855-12-200317:06PaginavContentsIntroductionviThejoyofeconomics1AtoZ11001-0855-12-200317:06PaginaviviESSENTIALECONOMICSIntroductionTheaimofthisbookistoexplaineconomicsanditsmostim-portantideas,andtodemy

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