The economics of unemployment / J.A. Hobson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hobson, J. A. (John Atkinson), 1858-1940, author.

Series:

Routledge Revivals

Routledge revivals

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Consumption (Economics).

Economic history.

Unemployed.

Income.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (158 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

First published in 1922, Hobson's study of the depression and resulting unemployment in the aftermath of the First World War is a far-sighted analysis which looks beyond the consequences of the war itself, at the root economic causes of the crisis. Dealing with issues such as the failure of consumption, trade fluctuations, the balance of spending and saving, and spiralling credit as factors which lay at the root of the depression, Hobson's study is a document of considerable economic, social and historical value, which still has much to teach the modern reader, whether interested lay

Contents:

Front Cover; The Economics of Unemoloyment; Copyright Page; Preface; Contents; Chapter I. A Limited Market; Chapter II. The Failure of Consumption; Chapter III. The Balance of Spending and Saving; Chapter IV. The Psychology of Trade Fluctuations; Chapter V. Surplus Income the Cause of Fluctuations; Chapter VI. Wage Reduction as Remedy for Depression; Chapter VII. Credit as a Factor in Fluctuations; Chapter VIII. The Douglas Theory; Chapter IX. Replies to Criticism; Chapter X. A Summary; Appendix

Notes:

"First published in 1922 by George Allen & Unwin Ltd"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-136-49824-9

0-203-14240-3

1-283-88542-5

1-136-49825-7

9780203142400

OCLC:

823389199