Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
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Revision and updating of all tables, statistics and accompanying text. Some tables
may be reduced in size e.g. Tables 5.2 and 5.3.
More detailed biographical note on DMcA and endorsements of the book by key
users (as per circular letter from Bridget Hall of April 1998) to be added to
backcover of book.
Revision of Questions for Discussion and Exercises. The problem sets have
been well received, but certain ambiguities need to be removed. Also there is
need for closer concordance between questions and material covered in the text.
Instructors' Manual
Will need minor revision.
Website
Consideration should be given to producing a website for the book, which would contain
inter alia updates of statistics.
Date of Completion
The second edition should ideally be ready to go on the market for academic year 1999-2000.
It would be possible for me to have the revised MSS ready by April 1999, provided I was
able to obtain suitable research assistance.
Dermot McAleese
20 July 1998
Appendix: Detailed Outline of Revisions to Chapters 1 to 4:
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The details below give some indication of the type of revisions that I consider necessary for
chs 1 to 4. A complete plan for each chapter is in course of preparation.
Chapter 1
Include box on new economic consensus
Further reading to include reference to recent critiques of the new consensus policies by
David Landes, Daniel Cohen, John Gray and Daniel Yergin and some.
Chapter 2
Revise tables produce in more summary form and update
Make more explicit mention of factors of production
Break up text a bit more, using bullet points e.g. pp 30-33
Update commentary on East Asia and revise all boxes.
Chapter 3
This chapter stands up well and will not require much change.
Box 3.2 on the wine industry will be replaced with box on some other industry example
analysis of rents on apartments or housing for instance.
New set of exercises to be prepared.
Chapter 4
Include clearer distinction between a shift in demand and a rise versus an increase in demand.
Update Box 4.1 on the cellophane case
In Section on estimating demand functions, refer to Dolan and Simon's recent book on 'Power
Pricing'
In Section 4.5, link text with Chapter 6 on price determination under monopoly.
Revise exercises.
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