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This book represents a new foundation for the study of microeconomics, viewed from a broad perspective that takes into account new developments at the intersections with psychology, political science, the natural sciences and philosophy.

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Focused on Dhaka, and applicable to other cities, this book uses geospatial techniques to explore land use, climate variability, urban sprawl, population density modeling, flooding, water quality, urban growth modeling, infectious disease and quality of life.

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Part I: Foundations.- 1 Economics and the Economy.- 2 Economics Yesterday and Today.- 3 Four Building Blocks of Economic Theory.- 4 Values and Objectives.- 5 Analyzing Markets.- 6 Markets and Human Well-Being. Appendix: Markets and Freedom.-7 Markets.- 8 Firms.- 9 Government.- 10 Civil Society.- Part III: A Closer Look at Markets.- 11 The Theory of Demand. Appendix: Indifference Curves.- 12 Production Costs and the Theory of Supply.- 13 Monopoly Power.- 14 The Economics of Bargaining Power.- 15 Market Failure.- Part IV: Microeconomic Challenges.- 16 Labor and Employment.- 17 Financial Markets.- 18 Inequality. Appendix: Theories of Distributive Justice.- 19 Poverty.- 20 Economics and Ecology.- 21 Markets as Systems.- Glossary.- Index.

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Peter Dorman is a professor of economics at Evergreen State College. He has published extensively on a range of economic topics including occupational safety and health, child labor, environmental policy, international trade theory and economic methodology.

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