Social Sciences for Technicians

A unique publication on the market, created especially for exact-minded technicians, it presents the essence and context of three important social science disciplines: economics, law and political science. The new edition has been completely updated and supplemented with, for example, information on market structures, Brexit and new chapters on building law and ancient political thought.

In the economic part, the book explains the basic categories of the market economy in an engaging and unconventional way, points out the differences in microeconomic and macroeconomic views of economic phenomena, explains the nature and possibilities of implementing effective economic policy, and provides a clear interpretation of the basic concepts of international economics. The theory is effectively combined with practical examples and graphs.

In the chapters on law, a brief overview of the historical development of law since antiquity is complemented by an informed interpretation of the Constitution, human rights and the Labour Code. Much attention is paid to selected provisions of the Civil Code and the Building Act.

In the political science part of the book, the political development in antiquity is described in a novel way, theories of the state, political systems, democracy and totalitarianism are explained.

The publication is intended for students of technical disciplines as well as managers at various levels of management who want to supplement and expand their knowledge in a concise and interesting form.