Wine and economics : transacting the elixir of life /
Wine and the wine trade are steeped in culture and history; few products have consistently enjoyed both cultural importance and such wide distribution over time--even seen by some as "an elixir of life". While wine has been produced and consumed for centuries, what is distinctive about the...
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Cheltenham :
Edward Elgar,
2015
Cheltenham, UK : Edward Elgar Publishing, [2015] |
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The relevance of economics
- 3. Comparative advantage and why we transact
- 4. Some basic tools of economics : consumer behavior and demand
- 5. Some basic tools of economics : firm behavior, supply, and equilibrium in a market
- 6. Wine and government
- 7. A closer look at the transaction : how do we know what is in the bottle?
- 8. Wine as a cultural good
- 9. Conclusion