This fifth edition of Economics reflects the way in which the discipline is evolving. Academics across the UK and Europe are engaged in a lively debate about the future direction of the subject both in the way it is taught at the undergraduate level and how research into developing new knowledge should be conducted. This new edition seeks to reflect some of this debate whilst retaining a familiar look and structure. Readers should note that this edition adapts Greg Mankiw’s best-selling US undergraduate Principles of Economics text to reflect the needs of students and instructors in the UK and European market. As each new edition is written, the adaptation evolves and develops an identity distinct from the original US edition on which it is based. Responsibility for the UK and European edition lies with Cengage EMEA.

经济学第五版反映了这门学科发展的方式。英国和欧洲的学者们正在就这门学科的未来发展方向展开激烈的辩论，既有本科生的教学方式，也有如何进行新知识开发的研究。这个新版本试图反映一些这场辩论，同时保留一个熟悉的外观和结构。读者应该注意到，这个版本改编格雷格曼昆的畅销书美国经济学本科原则文本，以反映学生和教师在英国和欧洲市场的需求。随着每一个新版本的编写，改编的演变和发展都有别于它所基于的原始美国版本。Cengage EMEA负责英国版和欧洲版