1. THE BASIC ECONOMIC PROBLEM: SCARITY AND CHOICErn2. THE NATURE AND FUNCTIONS OF ORGANIZATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS IN AN ECONOMYrn3. HOW THE MARKET WORKSrn4. THE INDIVIDUAL AS PRODUCER; CONSUMER AND BORROWERrn5. THE PRIVATE FIRM AS PRODUCER AND EMPLOYERrn6. THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT IN AN ECONOMYrn7. ECONOMIC INDICATORS: RECENT CHANGES AND CURRENT TRENDS IN AN ECONOMY AND THEIR CONSEQUENCESrn8. DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING ECONOMICSrn9. INTERNATIONAL ASPECTS OF ECONOMIC INTERDEPENDENCE AND POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST