The Economic Way of Thinking (10th Edition) (Paperback)

~ Paul Heyne (Author), Peter J. Boettke (Author), David L. Prychitko (Author)

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List of Figures and Tables. Foreword. Preface. I. CORBA BASICS 1. An Introduction to Corba. Information Systems: From the Back Room to the Front Office.Analyzing the Scenario.Challenges in System Development.System Integration.Managing the Future.Technology Availability.Corba Overview.Corba Concepts.The Object Model.Open Distributed Computing Environment.Component Integration and Reuse.Corba's Growth.What You Will Learn From This Book.II. CORBA STANDARDS 2. Corba Interface Definition Language (Idl). An Overview of Corbaidl.The Most Significant Element of Corba is the Interface Definition Language.Omg Idl is a Stable Standard.One Idl File Creates Multiple Language Bindings.Idl Enables Platform Independence.Idl is Pure Specification, Not Implementation.The Quality of Idl Designs is Critically Important.An Idl Tutorial.Idl Modules.Idl Interfaces.Idl Forward.Idl Constants.Idl Type Declaration.Idl Sequences.The Dynamic Idl Type Any.Idl Attributes.Idl Exceptions.Idl Operation Signatures.Pre-Compiler Directives.Conversion of Oo Designs to Idl.From Oo Design to Idl Example: Course Registration Object Model.The Oo Design.An Abstract Idl Representation.A Concrete Idl Representation.Idl Guidelines.Idl Identifiers.Parameter and Return Values.The Use of Attributes.Use of Type Any.Idl Modules.Idl Documentation.Concluding Remarks.3. The Corba 2 Standard. An Overview of Corba 2.The Orb.Corba Core.Standard Object Model.Interface Attributes and Operations.One-Way Keyword.Exception Handling.Context Clause.Object Implementation.The Corba Architecture.Static Interfaces.Static and Dynamic Skeletons.Static Versus Dynamic Invocation.Corba Clients and Object Implementations.Local Objects.Marshaling.Orb Libraries.Client Invocation Process.Invocation Scenario.Interface and Implementation Repositories.Interface Repository and Idl Object Models.Applications of the Interface Repository.Language Mappings.C Language Mapping.C11 Language Mapping.Variable Type and Pointer Type.Smalltalk Language Mapping.Java Language Mapping.Portability.Interoperability and Ole Integration.Corba Interoperability.Corba and Microsoft.Corba Guidelines.Location Transparency.Rely On the Corba Standard, Not the Orb Products.Use of Standards.Concluding Remarks.4. Corbaservices. An Overview of Corbaservices.Many Application Developers Have Reinvented the Corbaservices.Considering Vendor Support; Self-Building These Services.The Corbaservices Architecture.The Corbaservices Roadmap.The Information Management Services.The Property Service.The Relationship Service.Multithreaded Environments.The Query Service.The Externalization Service.The Persistent Object Service.The Collection Service.Task Management Corbaservices.The Events Service.The Concurrency Service.The Transaction Service.System Management Corbaservices.The Naming Service.The Lifecycle Service.The Licensing Service.The Trader Service.Infrastructure Corbaservices.Security and Time Services.Messaging Service.The Future of Corbaservices.Additional Services.Concluding Remarks.5. Corbafacilities and Corbadomains. Overview of Corbafacilities.Corbafacilities Versus Corbaservices.Horizontal Corbafacilities.Distributed Document Component Facility.Compound Linking.Opendoc Parts Framework.Opendoc User Interface.Opendoc Framework Objects.The Common Management Facilities.Internationalization and Time Operations Facilities.Data Interchange Facility.Vertical Corbafacilities and Related Activities.Business Object Framework and Common Business Objects.Meta-Object Facility.Printing and Method Facilities Input.Vertical-Market Areas.Leveraging the Omg Process.Exploiting a Predictable Process.Application Profiles.Inside the Omg Organization.The Request for Information Process.Creating Architectures and Roadmaps.Rfp Adoption Processes.III. CORBA SYSTEM ENGINEERING 6. Relationships With Other Technologies. Choosing a Distributed Object Architecture.Analyzing the Scenario.Making an Informed Decision.The Role of Standards.The Underpinnings of Distributed Architectures.Comparing Distributed Architectures.Osf's Distributed Computing Environment.Microsoft's Distributed Component Object Model.Javasoft's Java and the Remote Method Invocation (Rmi).Interoperability With Corba.Corba Selection and Application.Corba Product Selection.Issues in the Effective Application of Corba.7. The Corba Migration Process. Migrating to a Corba Architecture.Analyzing the Scenario.Enterprise Migration.Architecture-Driven Migration.Conformance Between Architecture and Implementation.Migration to Commonality.Migration Strategy.8. Corba and Software Architecture. Defining a Software Architecture.Analyzing the Scenario.The Role of Architecture in Software.If Software Architecture is so Important, What is it?The Elements of Good Software Architecture.Corba and Software Architecture.Models of Use for Corba in a Software Architecture.Applying Corba to Software Architecture.The Scope of a Software Architecture.The Major Entities of Software Architecture.Customizing the Software Architecture to the Organization.Software Architecture Design.Architecture Abstraction.The Process for Software Architecture Design.Defining the Software Architecture Objects and Interfaces.Other Software Architecture Considerations.Software Architecture Conclusions.9. Application Design Using Software Architecture. Designing the Application.Analyzing the Scenario.The Relationship of Architecture to Program Planning.Recognizing the Learn-As-You-Go Process.Prototype Development Using Corba.Creating a Successful Environment.Applying the Software Architecture to Application Design.Selection of Application Components.Designing Application Component Interfaces.Defining Component Relationships.Designing for Interoperability.Increasing Reuse.Making the Most of Inheritance.Providing Good Exception Handling.Test and Evaluation of the System.Corba in the Operations and Maintenance Phase.Measuring Progress.Measuring the Progress of the Software Architecture.Tying it All Together: Architecture and Application Design Processes.Collaborative Processes for Architecture and Application Development.Corba Architecture Process-the Analysis Steps.Corba Architecture Process-the Definition Steps.Corba Application Development Process.10. Corba Migration Case Study: The Information Access Facility. Problem and Objective.Standards-Based Profiles.Project Context.Business Objects and Process.Interface Migration.Conclusions.Do Not Design in a Vacuum.Design for Quality.Epilogue. Appendix A. Omg Idl Grammar. Appendix B. Omg Idl Definitions From Corba 2. Appendix C. IDL for Corbaservices. Appendix D. Guide to CORBA Resources. Bibliography. Acronyms. Index. 0201895404T04062001

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The Economic Way of Thinking develops the basic principles of micro- and macroeconomic analysis, and rigorously employs them as tools rather than ends unto themselves. This book introduces readers to a method of reasoning; to think like an economist—teaching through example and application. It even teaches by showing learners how not to think, by exposing them to the errors implicit in much popular reasoning about economic events. Chapter topics include opportunity cost and the supply of goods, supply and demand, profit and loss, competition and monopoly, price searching, competition and government policy, the distribution of income, markets and government, the overall performance of economic systems, the supply of money, monetary and fiscal policies, national policies and international exchange, employment and unemployment, promoting economic growth, and the limitations of economics. For individuals seeking a deeper understanding of the effects of world events on the economy and vice versa.

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• Paperback: 529 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 10 edition (May 15, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0130608106
• ISBN-13: 978-0130608109
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best Economic textbooks I've read, July 13, 2004

By	J A W (Norman, OK United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Economic Way of Thinking (9th Edition) (Paperback)

Heyne begins w/ the first principles of economics: how human beings interact on a mass scale, and the positive consequences of those actions, and the negative consequences of interferring w/ voluntary human interaction. He then carries the reader through the traditional economic concepts of Supply and Demand, Specialized Labor, Externalities...all focused through the lens of the "Economic Way of Thinking".

Make no mistake--this book is a substantive, philosophical refutation of "Statism". Heyne hits Comparative Advantage, Price Theory, Rule of Law, and Private Property hard (in the affirmative), and if you're for tariffs, regulated prices, arbitrary Gov't intervention, and public property, your views won't be validated. All the more reason for you to read this book, and understand why so many stamp their foot down against politicized economic policies that superficially sound and feel so good. Heyne's lesson is to think on a macro-scale, think about the unintended consequences of mass social change, for that is the Economic Way of Thinking.

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Comparative Advantage in Price Theory, April 24, 2004

By	D. W. MacKenzie (New London CT) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Heyne's text explains what it explains well. It is a good Freshman level price theory text. Its strengths are in explaining informational and coordination issues in markets. It does more to explain how the price system works as a communications network than any other text I have seen. It also explains the issues of property rights and transactions costs clearly.

When it comes to the public sector, it is vastly better than many other texts. There are other texts, like Gwartney and Stroup, and Ekelund and Tollinson, which are arguably better at explaining the public sector.

The biggest weaknesses of this book are in macro and international economics. Its chapters on money are ok, but it explains far too little about trade cycles. It has some good material on growth, but could explain more and in more detail. The chapter on international economics could go further as well. The shortcomings of this book likely reduce its sales. So, it seems that the marginal benefits of such revisions exceed their marginal costs.

Heyne is no longer around to revise this book, but the co-authors who took over for him could improve this book greatly for the next edition.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very different way of teaching economics - I like it, August 4, 2005

By	Nhon Quach - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Economic Way of Thinking, The (11th Edition) (Paperback)

I recently took a course that used this as the main textbook. When I read the book the first time before the course started, I didn't like it at all and was thinking of dropping the course. But after the course started and the professor went over the material in greater detail, I began to understand and appreciate why the authors chose to write the book this way, instead of in the way most conventional textbooks are written -- define and explain new terms or concepts, etc.

Like other conventional economic textbooks, the Economic Way of Thinking teaches major concepts in micro and macro economics (such as supply and demand, inflation, GDP, etc.) but teaches them in a much more engaging way -- not just a collection of facts, definition of terms or concepts, etc. The authors pointed out the importance and subtlety in each new term or concept. That gave me additional insight into the material in the book. I also found the exercises at the end of the chapters very useful.