Part 1: An Introduction to Economics and the Economy 1. The Nature and Method of Economics
2. The Economic Problem: Scarcity, Wants, and Choices
3. Demand and Supply
4. An Overview of the Market System and the Canadian Economy
5. Canada in the Global Economy
Part 2: Microeconomics of Product Markets
6. Demand and Supply: Elasticity and Government-Set Prices
7. The Theory of Consumer Choice
8. The Organization and Costs of Production
9. Pure Competition
10. Pure Monopoly
11. Monopolistic Competition and Oligopoly
12. Technology, R&D, and Efficiency
13. Competition Policy and Government Regulation
Part 3: Microeconomics of Resource Markets
14. The Demand for Resources
15. Wage Determination
16. Rent, Interest, and Profits
17. Income Inequality and Poverty
Part 4: Microeconomics of Government and Public Policy
18. Government and Market Failure
19. Public Choice Theory and the Economics of Taxation
20. Agriculture: Economics and Policy
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