Economics — Textbook & Study Material

Download the official textbook for Economics and see the full chapter list so you know exactly what to cover.

What you will study (chapters)

Chapter 1: Definitions and Nature of Economics
Chapter 2: Branches of Economics
Chapter 3: Types of Economic Systems
Chapter 4: Microeconomics and Macroeconomics
Chapter 5: Basic Concepts of Microeconomics: Utility
Chapter 6: Total Utility and Marginal Utility
Chapter 7: Law of Diminishing Marginal Utility
Chapter 8: Price, Inflation, Value, Wealth and Welfare
Chapter 9: Money, Barter Economy and Money Economy
Chapter 10: Market, Capital, Production, Consumption and Saving
Chapter 11: Aggregate Demand and Investment
Chapter 12: Central Problems of an Economy and Resource Allocation
Chapter 13: Production Possibility Frontier and Business Cycle
Chapter 14: Indian Economy on the Eve of Independence
Chapter 15: Agricultural Sector in India
Chapter 16: Industrial Sector in India
Chapter 17: Trade, Industry and Foreign Trade Policy
Chapter 18: Economic Development, Per Capita Income and Human Development Index
Chapter 19: Planning and Five Year Plans in India
Chapter 20: Economic Reforms: Liberalisation, Globalisation, Privatisation and Disinvestment
Chapter 21: Poverty and Poverty Alleviation Programmes
Chapter 22: Rural Credit, NABARD and Rural Marketing
Chapter 23: Cooperatives, Diversification and Alternative Farming
Chapter 24: Human Capital Formation and Education Sector in India
Chapter 25: Unemployment: Concept, Types, Causes and Policy Measures
Chapter 26: Economic Growth and Economic Development
Chapter 27: Comparative Study of Indian and Chinese Economies
Chapter 28: Sustainable Development and Quality of Life
Chapter 29: Meaning, Scope, Importance and Limitations of Statistics
Chapter 30: Sources and Methods of Data Collection
Chapter 31: Organisation of Data, Variables and Frequency
Chapter 32: Tabular and Diagrammatic Presentation of Data
Chapter 33: Measures of Central Value
Chapter 34: Measures of Dispersion
Chapter 35: Correlation and Scatter Diagrams
Chapter 36: Karl Pearson's Coefficient and Spearman's Rank Correlation
Chapter 37: Index Numbers: Meaning, Types and Construction
Chapter 38: Uses and Types of Index Numbers
Chapter 39: Mathematical Tools: Equation and Slope of a Straight Line

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