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Employment, Unemployment in US, Canada
A searching analysis of the causes of unemployment and the most effective means of attaining full employment is in Paul H. Casselman’s ECONOMICS OF EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT, published in 1955 by the Public Affairs Press, Washington DC. It is, says the author, a new approach that is based upon a blend of economic theory, economic policy, and extra-economic considerations.
Special attention is given to the most practical facets of the subject and to treatment of aspects of employment and unemployment which have been previously been neglected. Detailed consideration is given to the employment and unemployment problems of economically advanced countries such as the U.S. and Canada. Among the topics: factors governing employment, seasonal variations in employment, the business cycle and employment, unemployment other than cyclical and seasonal, part-time employment and under-employment, and employment forecasting.
The 183-page hardbound book is in Very Good condition, despite being ex lib with the usual library markings. The covers show some minor corner wear and slight scuffing; inside pages are without apparent defects. (4411) /n
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Economics for Living
Economics for Living
Soule, George
1954, New York: Abelard-Schuman
161 pgs. Illus: Bunji Tagawa. Ex Lib. DJ w/protective cover.
Briefly and in simple language, this book explains such matters as what makes prices what they are, what money really is, something about banks and how they work, the effects of inventions and other technical improvements, why the United States has the highest material standard of living in the world, the part played by international trade. The author shows the way government fits into the ecnomic picture. He stresses the growing importance of education and other professional services, both to the individual and to the nation as a whole. Economics; Banking; Personal Finance
Very Good, with DJ tape marks on inside covers. DJ waffled, front. (3911)
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Last Year’s Debts, Next Year’s Survival
The 8th Wonder of the World is the American economy – the 9th is our failure to understand it! Who better to explain the basic theories of economics and policy issues than the financial analyst for the New York Times? That’s the draw for THE PRACTICAL ECONOMIST, a 242-page hardbound book written by Burton Crane and published in this 1960 First Printing by Simon & Schuster, New York.
Is inflation built in? Are we gearing our economy to waste? Is thrift obsolete? Can we go on expanding? These are some of the questions Crane asks in language so clear and entertaining that the reader – any reader – laughs while he/she learns!
This is a concise and vivid picture of the American economic scene – an expose of controversial issues, sketched with a light but sure tough. It’s a basic book for anyone concerned with last year’s debts, this year’s rising cost of living and next year’s survival. And we doubt the realities her have changed much in the 40 years since it first appeared!
The book is in Good+ condition, although ex lib with the usual library markings. There is some separation of the front hinge, but all pages remain tightly bound and very clean. The dust jacket is present and protected with a library-applied Mylar cover. (5547/r/25)
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History and America’s Wealth
Why are Americans rich? Is our wealth simply the result of luck or has our democratic system created it? How has affluence affected America's culture and its people? Will we always be rich?
These are just a few of the intriguing questions answered in AMERICA’S WEALTH: THE ECONOMIC HISTORY OF AN OPEN SOCIETY,
a provocative analysis of America's wealth: where it came from, what it means, in what direction it's headed.
Skillfully blending economic theory with a fast-paced narrative history, author Peter d’A Jones traces the growth of our national economy from colonial times to the ‘New Frontier’ policies of the Kennedy administration. As he looks back on the factors that influenced our economic development, he discusses them in terms of our present economic status.
He considers the results of independence on America's colonial economy, the importance of slavery to the economy of the pre-Civil War South, the development of a national market, the transition from a farming to an industrial society, America's growing reliance on world trade, the American labor movement and why it grew along different lines from those in other countries, the conditions that gave rise to the Great Crash, the impact of the New Deal and the Fair Deal on traditional concepts of economic growth.
Included here are fascinating portraits of the freewheeling titans of our burgeoning economy -- Ford, Morgan, Woolworth, Rockefeller, and many others: A vividly sketched profile of ‘the Jazz Age’ reveals the rise of the consumer economy, greater economic freedom for women, the rise of suburbia and a new way of economic life, and America's emergence as the major world power. Especially interesting is the author's interpretation of the contemporary American scene -- from the absorption of the labor movement by the middle class to the economic problems of the emerging South.
Throughout the 374-page hardbound book, the author describes the interaction of the economic, social, and political forces that have helped us realize our great potential, emphasizing his challenging theme that social democracy, mobility, and opportunity are the ultimate historical foundations for the growth of America's wealth.
Written in a colorful, brisk style, this was published in a 1963 First Printing by Macmillan, New York. It makes enjoyable as well as enlightening reading -- a dynamic, absorbing analysis of ‘the affluent society.’
Condition is Very Good, although it is ex lib with the usual library markings. There are no apparent defects on the book or on the mylar-covered dust jacket. (5999/r18)
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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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Myths, Superstitions of Our Economy
THE PAPER ECONOMY offers a radical clarification of the structure of our economy and of the myths and superstitions which support it. David T Bazelon’s argument is that we have now achieved the technological means to provide not only for the sustenance of our own people, but to go beyond this and achieve real abundance for everyone.
Yet, we cling to the myths of scarcity as if we were a nation of monks. The managers of our vast industrial complex are, he argues, more interested in their balance sheets than in the productivity of their plants and the rational allocation of all the things they can produce. It’s a book that upsets the conventional opinions on the most important subject of the day!
The 467-page hardbound book was published in this 1964 Third Printing by Random House, New York. It’s in Very Good condition, although ex lib with the usual library markings. The dust jacket is present and protected with a library-applied Mylar cover. (5544/25r)
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Post WW2 Rags to Riches, Faulkner
This is a stated FIRST EDITION of Edward H. Faulkner’s UNEASY MONEY, published in 1946 by the University of Oklahoma Press, Norman OK.
Following Plowman’s Folly, Faulkner’s 1943 treatise challenging agricultural scientists to either disprove his statement or accept that ‘No one has ever advanced a scientific reason for plowing,’ which gave rise to the reduced tillage era, this book explained his belief that ‘agriculture is really the key to our whole future economics.’
The book discusses topics as varied as American wealth, attitudes toward the possession and use of money, future threats to America’s agricultural and industrial interests, economic relations between nations, failure of money as a cure-all, national debt, self-defensive farming, farmer meets chemurgist, and how agriculture must become self-sustaining to deserve its role as savior of the nation’s economy.
It’s quite a persuasive book … and is in Very Good condition, despite being ex lib with the usual library markings. Covers show only very slight edge/corner/spine end wear. Inside pages show no apparent defects. (5588/rC)
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Free Trade Pros and Cons, 1930
Compiled by Julia E. Johnsen and published in 1930 by H.W. Wilson, New York, in that company’s ‘The Reference Shelf’ series, FREE TRADE offers views from both sides on the policy of protective tariffs.
Among the businessmen, economists and statesmen offering their views are Alfred P/ Dennis, Cyril J. C. Quinn, John Carter, Richard Riedl, Philip Snowden, Cordell Hull, E. Mackay Edgar, Andrew Mellon, Herbert Hoover, Edward Dingley, Lord Balfour E.G. Brunker, George Meyercord and many others.
The 198-page hardbound book is in Very Good condition, although it is ex lib with the usual library markings. Covers show minor edge/corner/spine end wear. Inside pages have no apparent defects and are clean and crisp. (5612/35)
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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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International Finance, 1916
Written by Harley Withers and published in 1916 by E. P. Dutton Co., New York, INTERNATIONAL FINANCE describes the machinery of money lending among nations, as it was practiced by the investors and financiers of the Old World.
The 186-page hardbound book was written originally for English readers, from the English point of view, but the author notes that with changes in the U.S. that freed money for large-scale international money lending, much of the information would prove helpful in illustrating how older countries had successfully handled lending to other nations. An explanation of the stock exchanges and reasons why ‘the City is the centre of the world’s money market’ were added to this English edition at the request of the Council for the Study of International Relations.
The book is in Very Good condition, although it is ex lib with the usual library markings. Both covers and inside pages are without any apparent defects! A good book – and one that’s difficult to find in today’s market! (5663/rS)
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