Readings in Business Cycle Theory (1947 Edition)

Readings in Business Cycle Theory (1947 Printing)
 by Joseph A. Schumpeter, Nikolai D. Kondratieff, Wesley C. Mitchell, Jan Tinbergen, Bertil Ohlin, Abba P. Lerner, Oscar Lange, Gottfried Haberler, John M. Clark, and Others

Book Description: The Blakiston Company, Philadelphia, 1947. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, blue cloth boards with gilt title over black to spine, July 1947 printing of this title (originally published in 1944), 494 pp.,

Full Title: "Readings in Business Cycle Theory, This Volume II of the Blakiston Series of Republished Articles on Economics Designed to Make Accessible the Most Useful Periodical Literature in Various Fields of Economic Analysis and Policy."

Book Condition: Very Good, covers lightly rubbed and light soil, tanning, back cover has a few dark blemish spots, general shelfwear, corners bumped, top dust dulled, end papers clean, pages are lightly tanned otherwise interior is clean and unmarked. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair, price clipped, covers rubbed, tanned and soiled, spine faded, severely tanned and soiled, many small rips and tears at edges.

Contents: Preface, Introduction, PART I. OVER-ALL PICTURE OF THE BUSINESS CYCLE AND METHOD OF ANALYSIS - The Analysis of Economic Change by Joseph A. Schumpeter. 2. The Long Waves in Economic Life by Nikolai D. Kondratieff. 3. Business Cycles by Wesley C. Mitchell. 4. Econometric Business Cycle Research by Jan Tinbergen. PART II. SAVING, INVESTMENT AND NATIONAL INCOME - 5. Some Notes on the Stockholm Theory of Saving and Investment by Bertil Ohlin. 6. The Outcome of the Saving-Investment Discussion by Friedrich A. Lutz. 7. Saving and Investment: Definitions, Assumptions, Objectives by Abba P. Lerner. 8. The Rate of Interest and the Optimum Propensity to Consume by Oscar Lange. 9. PART III. THE MULTIPLIER, ACCELERATION PRONCIPLE AND GOVERNMENT SPENDING - 9. Mr. Keynes' Theory of the "Multiplier": A Methodological Criticism. 10. Period Analysis and Mutliplier Theory by Gottfried Haberler. 11. Business Acceleration and the Law of Demand: A technical Factor in Economic Cycles by John M. Clark. 12. Interactions Between the Multiplier Analysis and the Principal of Acceleration by Paul A. Samuelson. 13. Deficit Spending by John H. Williams. 14. An Appraisal of the Workability of Compensatory Devices by John M. Clark. PART IV. MONETARY THEORY OF THE BUSINESS CYCLE - 15. A Survey of Modern Monetary Controversy by Dennis H. Robertson. 16. The Trade Cycle by Ralph G. Hawtrey. 17. Price Expectations, Monetary Disturbances and Maladjustments by Friedrick A. Hayek. PART V. UNDERCONSUMPTION THEORY AND SECULAR STAGNATION THESIS - 18. Economic Progress and Declining Population Growth by Alvin H. Hansen. 19. General Overproduction by Hans Neisser. 20. Monetary Policy and Investment by Howard S. Ellis. PART VI. SPECIAL COMMODITY CYCLES - 21. The Cobweb Theorem by Mordecai Ezekiel. Bibliography of the Literature on Business Cycle Theory by Harold M. Somers. Index to Bibliography. -- This is a great collection of articles by some of the highest respected Economist and scholars of their time in 1951. This 1976 REPRINT is a great value and may make a wonderful addition to your trading library. Highly Recommended Reading. 494 pages, indexed. SCARCE 1947 PRINTING OF THIS CLASSIC. Collectible.

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