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Economics of the Hour
Dedicated with the author’s lengthy explanation To the Working Mothers of England, J. St.Joe Strachey’s ECONOMICS OF THE HOUR was published in 1923 by Putnam’s Sons, New York.
In the 234-page hardbound book, Strachey writes to four topics: the Commonsense of Economics, (cause of value, economic aphorisms); Partners of Industry, (dread of a profit, men and machines, strikes, the third partner in industry, state and labour, dividing the cake, commerce/labor and the creed of Christ); Four Questions of the Hour, (the broken link of commerce, a levy on capital, remedies for unemployment, the problem of debt); and Charity, True and False, (The C.O.S., the Old Poor Law, the New Poor Law.) It’s well-written and easily understood!
Condition of this difficult-to-find book is Very Good, although it is ex lib with the usual library markings. There is very minor wear to edges/corners and spine ends. Inside pages show no apparent defects. It’s an interesting view from early in the 1900s! (4198)
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Investing in Wages, Eliminating Lean Years
Written by Albert L. Deane and Henry K. Norton, INVESTING IN WAGES: A PLAN FOR ELIMINATING THE LEAN YEARS was published in 1932 by Macmillan, New York.
The 155-page hardbound book offers a businessman’s plan for giving work ‘to everyone who wants it, and by sustaining the national production at the highest profitable level, to eliminate the lean years which have periodically plagued our national life.’ It is placed in its proper economic setting by Norton, an economist.
Published when the Great Depression still gripped the nation and seven- to eight-million American workers were unemployed, the book provides a close-up view of the times and some possible solutions.
Condition is Very Good, although the book is ex lib with the usual library markings. There is very minor edge/corner/spine end wear to the covers. A scratch on the edges has left minor indentations on the edge of several pages; yet all inside pages are still clean, crisp and easily readable. (5582)
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Private Pension Funds: Projected Growth
Written by Daniel M. Holland of the Sloan School of Management at MIT, Private Pension Funds: Projected Growth is Occasional Paper #97 published in 1966 by the National Bureau of Economic Research, New York.
The 146-page hardbound book was written to explain the history and current status of pension plans, with detailed information on projections of covered workers and beneficiaries; projections of benefit payments, contributions and fund accumulations; a basic set of projections on fund levels; insured and uninsured plans; projected reserves of the pension plans of state and local governments; and a summary of pension plans through 1981. More than 60 tables and charts illustrate the information.
The book is Ex Lib with the usual library markings, yet its condition is still Very Good. It has some very minor scuffs and light corner wear. An interesting look at recent history! (4085)
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Stimulus in Economic Life
Sir Josiah Stamp is the author of this 1927 Cambridge University Press publication, ON STIMULUS IN THE ECONOMIC LIFE, first presented in the Rede Lecture series.
In the 68-page original paperboard covered book, Stamp makes his case for the importance of incentive (stimulus) in growth of the economy and suggests forms of incentive that are most effective. One example he gives is of the runner who may be running "all out" for a $100 prize. In the last lap, if it were shouted to him through a megaphone that the prize was doubled, he probably would and could do no better. But a dash of cold water or a burst of cheering might stimulate him to even greater exertion.
The book is in Very Good condition – and also very difficult to find in this day and age. It is ex lib, with the usual library markings, and shows some bruised on cover edges/corners and spine ends. Inside pages have no apparent defects. The search we did turned up only four copies of this title available for sale – price tags ranged up to $60. Want a great one at a bargain price? Look here! (3653)
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Oil Prices & World Economy
Between 1973 and 1974, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), increased the average export price of oil from $2.75 a barrel to $10 a barrel. Where is it now, 27 years later?
As most of us remember, that transfer of income in the 1970s administered a series of depressing shocks to virtually every sector of the world economy. And those repercussions continue to be debated throughout the world, along with the adjustment policies they require -- both domestic and international.
HIGHER OIL PRICES AND WORLD ECONOMY is a book in which nine economists from the U.S., Western Europe and Japan examine the effect of those 1970s oil prices on the world economy, as well as weighing the merits of various monetary and fiscal policies that were adopted in response and exploring how the adjustment problem was likely to change in future years.
The hardbound book was edited by Edward R. Fried and Charles L. Schultze and published in this FIRST EDITION in 1975 by the Brookings Institution, Washington DC.
The book is in Very Good+ condition, although it is ex lib and has the usual library markings. The dust jacket is not present, however the jacket end flaps are glued inside the front cover.
If it weren't for the current situation, we could probably view this as history. As it is, this is a very relevant view of today's oil price problems and may provide answers for them! It's a fascinating book! (1340/rB)
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Trade, Tariffs
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1904 Ashley, Modern Tariff History
Based on his lectures given at the London School of Economics and Political Science in 1904, this is Percy Ashley’s MODERN TARIFF HISTORY – GERMANY, UNITED STATES, FRANCE. Published by E. P. Dutton Co., New York, in 1920, this is the Third Edition and has been updated to its time of publication.
The book is divided into three sections:
Germany (formation of the Zollverein, beginnings of protection, the crises, commercial treaties, attitude of the economists, commercial policy in 1894, revival of protectionist movement, new tariff policy, conventional tariff of 1906, economic development of Germany to the European war.)
The United States (origin of American commercial policy, growth of protection, compromise of 1833, protection and reaction, development to 1860, war taxation, political parties and tariff, new theory of protection, McKinley tariff, Wilson and Dingley tariffs, US and reciprocity, economic progress 1890-1908, tariff of 1909, reaction and tariff of 1913.)
France (French commercial policy 1789 to 1830, the monarchy of July, second republic and second empire, commercial policy 1870-1881, protection for agriculture, Franco-Italian tariff war, later economic progress, tariff of 1892, subsequent developments, tariff of 1910.
Each section ends with a bibliography and the book is completely indexed. The 365-page hardbound book is a scarce one to find these days – and this copy is in Good condition, although it is ex lib with the usual library markings. There is some edge/corner/spine end wear to the covers; the spine has a small cut. Inside pages are clean, crisp and easily read, although they are beginning to show some brittleness. Still, it’s a great old book – with some interesting information from our past! (4199A)
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