TY - BOOK AU - Lipsey,Richard G. TI - An introduction to positive economics SN - 0297765078 U1 - 330.1 PY - 1971/// CY - London PB - Weindenfeld and Nicolson KW - Economics N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - This book gives a detailed and valuable survey of the UK economy that is descriptive rather than analytical. There are three major themes of this textbook: an attempt to explain what economic theory is about, an attempt to elaborate within the confines of an introduction to economic theory, the relation between theory and real-world observations, and a consideration of the relation between economic theory and economic policy. ER -