In this SEVENTH edition of his popular introductory textbook in economics, Dr. Bernardo M. Villegas illustrates how a thorough understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of the market economy requires a strong foundation on what is known as microeconomics before getting into macroeconomics.  This student-friendly text offers a multidisciplinary approach to economics to enable the student to understand economic problems in the context of the over-all approach to integral human development.