‘The Fundamentals of Economics` has been written as a book to offer a complete and solid introduction to the student of economics. It is designed to offer a solid grasp of the fundamental concepts of the subject but also to afford its reader the opportunity to extend this knowledge further. For students who are following various sixth-form curricula (such as the International Baccalaureate or GCE A-Levels) this book provides an excellent platform for the acquisition of the necessary economic theory and analysis and will challenge them to go beyond typical textbook analysis, in many cases. The author, who has over twenty years of experience teaching within the IB and GCE A-Level environments as well as tutoring undergraduate students, wanted to take a step away from the case-study laden, photographically heavy textbooks of today and write a book that would be both easy to read and thorough in its content. `The Fundamentals of Economics` presents each topic with great precision, using detailed diagrammatical illustrations with a full explanation