The Macroeconomy. A Guide for Business

To survive and succeed in today' s business climate it is vital to be armed with practical economic knowledge. The first edition of The Macroeconomy: A Guide for Business proved beyond any doubt the value of understanding macroeconomic variables within the business world.

Freshly updated with the latest information, this new edition continues to provide a unique approach to the macroeconomic environment from a business perspective. It 100ks at issues cen­tral to the business person, such as the nature of risk and its impact, the use of forecasts, the volatility of foreign exchange markets and the role of policy in shaping both domestic and international financial environments. Such issues are firmly grounded in the context of the 1990s, with discussion of recent economic trends in developed countries and the impact of the escalating process of European harmonization.

Highly practical in approach, with the use of actual events to illustrate economic principles and now with self-help questions to stimulate independent thinking, this book is an excellent guide to macroeconomics in the business world.