Principles of Microeconomics: A new look textbook of microeconomic theory / H.L. Ahuja,

Part-I: Introduction;
1. The economic problem : Scarcity and choice;
Chapter-1: Some importantdefinitions of economics;
2. The scope of economics;
3. The method of economics;
Chapter-3: The use of mathematical concepts, graphs and optimisation techniques;
4. Basic competitive model and role of price mechanism;
Chapter-4:Market-friendly new economic reforms;
Part-II: Demand, supply and competitive market;
5. Demand, supply and competitive market equilibrium;
6. Applications of demand and supply analysis;
7. Elasticities od demand and supply;
8. Application of elasticities of demand and supply;
8A. Markets, economic efficiency and welfare;
Part-III: Theory of consumer's behaviour;
9. Demand: Marshall's cardinal utility analysis;
10. Consumer's surplus;
11. Indifference curve analysis of demand;
Chapter-11: Slutsky substitution effect;
12. Marshall's cardinal utility analysis vs. indifference curve;
13. Applications and uses of indofference curves;
14. Labour supply and saving decisions;
Part-IV: The theory of production and cost;
15. Factors of production;
16. The theory of production: returns to a factor;
17. Production function with two variable factors;
18.Optimum factor combination;
19. Cost of production and cost curves;
20. The firm: Financing, controllong and managing;
Part-V: The theory of firm and pricing in various market structures;
21. Main market structures and concepts of revenue;
22. Objectives and equilibrium of the firm - A general analysis;
23. Equilibrium of the firm and industry under perfect competition;
Chapter-23: Equilibrium of the firm underperfect competition: differential cost condition;
24. Price determination and efficiency of perfectly competitive market;
Chapter-24: Stability of equilibrium;
25. Producer and consumer theory in action;
26. Price and outputunder monopoly;
27. Price discrimination;
28. Price and output under oligopoly;
Chapter-29: OPEC: A case study of a cartel;
30. Cournot, bertrand and chamberlin's models of oligoply;
31. Theory of games and strategic behaviour;
32. Non profit-maximising theories: Mark-up and sales maximising models;
33. Government policies towards monopoly and competition;
34. Information problems and market for lemons;
Part-VI: The theory of distribution:
35. The theory of distribution: A general view;
36. Labour supply and wage determination;
37. The theory of land rent;
38. Alternative theories of interest;
39. The theory of profits;
Part-VI: Welfare economic and economic efficiency;
40. Welfare economics: Market success and failures;
41. Economic efficiency: General equilibrium approach;
42. Market failures;
43. Kaldor- Hicks welfare criterion: Compensation principle;
44. Social welfare function;
Part-VII: International;
45. International Trade: Comparative cost theory;
46. Heckscher-Ohlin theory ofinternational trade: gains from trade;
47. Free trade versus protection.

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