The ninth edition has been thoroughly revised, even though we have kept to the familiar and proven
structure, to ensure that it keeps up with the latest thinking about our evolving world and the way in
which economics can make sense of it.

Specific changes to the new edition include:

• Substantial new material on the economic effects of climate change.
• A thoroughly revised and updated Chapter 36 on poverty, development and globalization.
• New activity boxes added to each chapter, to encourage students to apply their learning of economics to the real world.
• New graded review questions, to create flexibility in the level and pace at which students learn and apply economic principles.
• Full updates throughout to include 2007/2008 data in graphs and tables, and many new contemporary boxes to illustrate key ideas with relevance to students.
• Revised design that aims to make the text easier to navigate and use.
• More resources provided for both students and lecturers.

Economics, ninth edition, offers a comprehensive package of resources for the teaching and learning of economics. The resources offered with the new edition have been developed in response to feedback from current users in order to provide lecturers with a variety of teaching resources for class teaching, lectures and assessment. Students are also offered a range of extra materials to assist them in learning, revising and applying the principles of economics.