Basic Economics By Paul Kofi Tawiah. 4th Edition - Paperback
PREFACE TO FIRST EDITION the examination Questions, particularly with regard to Economics. As a changing pattern of West Africa Both students and teachers es ECorricalCEdden in doubt, aware of Examinations Council's Exant, many of the existing textbooks on the subject, Economics, are fast becoming either out-of date or inadequate. This book has this has to be wrten in an attempt to meet the challenges of the changing times, even though it makes no pretence at covering the sylabus exhaustively since some of the major theoretical issues are barely touched upon. The book assumes no pre neus ni knowledge of the subject and it is hoped that it will prove helpfu and instructive to nume-rous students and teachers and thus help to support the mission
All categories of students of Economics up to the advantage level as well as their respective teachers will surely benefit immensely from this book. Many person helped in their various capacities to make this book a reality. Notable among such persons are Messrs. Jacob Ishola Arthur, Stephen Adoma-Veboah, Kwaku Asare-Budu, Samuel Antwi-Berko, Kuane Oauro-ofor, Mamoudou codjo Serous, Sustn . Chikezie, 5. L. Amoah, Paul Essien and my wife, Mrs Diana Korkor Tawiah - all of whose encouragement and constant suggestions kept my interest in writing this book burning throughout the exercise.
Two groups of students whose persistent requests for a more suitable text-book on the subject greatly goaded me into action are the 1978/79 Forms Four and Five Students whom I taught at St. Monica's College, Kabba, Kwara State. To all these groups of persons [say a big thank you. Despite the various suggestions I received from persons some of whom I have named above, I have to make it clear that all faults and short-comings to be discovered in this book if any are wholly mine. I shall, therefore, be very grateful to all those who can spare some of their precious hours and make, useful suggestions and corrections to My final gratitude goes to the West Africa Examination Council for granting me the permission to use some of their past examination questions at both ordinary and advanced levels of the School Certificate and Higher School Certificate Examinations.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ecessary to seek ideas of Economics highly learned persons moly The chalenges posed from some righty learned exceed aly Second Edition a possibility. ha personalities whose names appear below: comereby acknowledoe say pear beidestedness to all these notable sone publishers want to acating ere ge the contributions of Dr(Mrs) ika Jacob Ishola Arthur WerE cutom ian Graduate and the General Godfessional Economist can, d.Meth erratic lan and the Head shite Sales fionager chorts and Platheratican, and the He20 5 60 he Bepartment of SCale misse curiore is therfonsar, Secondary Schoo;, which was essentiallamberstriesd iltY in the writing of this (secono station).
Mr. N. 1. Achambera-AcarBenthe Supartment of Economics, § Quansah (An Economics Staduate with a bias in Econometrics and 8 cro., ' han, fconomics Department. Ajumako-Mando Secondary, Others, whose contributions were not directly academic in nature but without which the morale and the mental framework of the gauster coy das ofvarting the second E diton, a for undertaking the *Dr (Chief) G. Idodo-Umeh (Chairman/Managing Director), Idodo yUmeh Publishers Ltd., Benin City, whose persistent reminder of the urgency to come out with a second edition to suit the new Economics resyllabus, strongly goaded me into action. Also, my indispensable brother, Alhaji Ibahim Anyan, my beloved newife, Mrs, Diana Korkor Tawiah and Mrs Mbahenen Orshi (wife of my nardent friend Pual Orshi) - all of whose keen interest in this project and the offer of the necessary support contributed greatly to the pauthor's ability to persistenly sit up and write this second edition. in I should also acknowledge the immense contribution of the able and indefatigable secretary to the Managing Director of Idodo Umeh 3Publishers Ltd., Mr Jimoh Faruku, who singularly typed all the ermanuscripts for this book. P. K. Tawiah 2000