Gittins' Guide to Economics

1. Introduction to economics 2. The labour market 3. The financial markets 4. Government in the economy 5. The global economy 6. Australia's place in the global economy 7. Economic issues 8. Economic policies and management

Ross Gittins (Author) : Ross Gittins is the Economics Editor of the Sydney Morning Herald and an economic columnist for The Age. Before joining the SMH, Ross worked as an auditor with the national chartered accounting firm, Touche Ross + Co. In 1993 he won the Citibank Pan Asia award for excellence in financial journalism. Ross has been a Nuffield press fellow at Wolfson College, Cambridge, and a journalist-in-residence at the Department of Economics at the University of Melbourne. He has written and contributed to various books and periodicals. His most recent book was How Australia Compares.

1. Introduction to economics2. The labour market3. The financial markets4. Government in the economy5. The global economy6. Australia's place in the global economy7. Economic issues8. Economic policies and management