The Dynamics of Business Cycles: A Study of Economic Fluctuations

The Dynamics of Business Cycles: A Study of Economic Fluctuations
by Jan Tinbergen, translated by J.J. Polak

Book Description: The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL, 1950. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, Orange cloth boards (possibly a faded red) with gilt title to spine, top edge red, An Analysis by Jan Tinbergen, (Translated from the Dutch and Adapted for American Use by J.J. Polak, based on Economische Bewegingsleer first published in the Netherlands by The North Holland Publishing Company, Amsterdam, 1942).

Book Condition: Good, covers rubbed, faded and light soil, back board slightly warped ( very slight, you probably wouldn't have noticed unless I pointed it out), corners gently bumped, light shelfwear, endpapers and pages clean and free of marks,

Dust Jacket Condition: Fair, (in Mylar), large red stain on back cover that engulfs two thirds of the cover, covers tanned and light soil, tear to top front cover, spine extremely tanned, some chips along top of back cover otherwise solid, price clipped,

Contents: PART I: DESCRIPTION, I: Introduction, Types of Movements, II. Long-Run Developments, III. Interruptions and Sudden Changes in Structure, IV. Cyclical Movements, V. Seasonal Fluctuations, VI. Random Movements, VII. Differences Among Individual Countries, VIII. Fluctuations in Individual Markets, PART II: The Explanation of Economic Fluctuations, IX. Economic Statics and Economic Dynamics, X. The Process of Long-Run Development, XI. Periods of War and Inflation, XII. Long Waves, XIII. Business-Cycle Fluctuations, XIV. Cyclical Movements in Individual Markets, XV. Exogenous Movements, XVI. Theoretical Postscript, PART III. BUSINESS-CYCLE POLICY, XVII. Introduction, XVIII. Objectives of Trend Policy and Business-Cycle Policy, XIX. Indirect Policies. I. Tax Policies, XX. Indirect Policies II. Other forms, XXI. Direct Policies. I. Expenditure Policies, XXII. Direct Policies. II. Other forms, XXIII. Summary: Choice of an Optimum Policy, Index. -- end.

A solid title on Business and Economic Cycles by Tinbergen, Collectible.

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