Economic inquiries and studies / Robert Giffen - 2 volumes
1904, 1st edition. London : G. Bell and Sons. Very good cloth copies with gilt-blocked titles to spine. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remain particularly well-preserved overall. Item #388486
Physical description; 2 volumes: illustrations. Contents; I. The cost of the Franco-German war of 1870-71. II. The depreciation of gold since 1848. III. The liquidations of 1873-76. IV. On the fall of prices of commodities in 1873-79. V. Recent changes in prices and incomes compared. VI. Mr. Gladstone's work in finance. VII. Taxes on land. VIII. The taxation and representation of Ireland. IX. The use of import and export statistics. X. The progress of the working classes in the last half century. XI. Foreign competition. XII. The economic value of Ireland to Great Britain.--II. XIII. The utility of common statistics. XIV. On international statistical comparisons. XV. The gross and the net gain of rising wages. XVI. The recent rate of material progress in England. XVII. Protection for manufactures in new countries. XVIII. Note on the Gresham law. XIX. Fancy monetary standards. XX. Protectionist victories and free trade successes. XXI. Consols in a great war. XXII. Some economic aspects of the South African war. XXIII. The relative growth of the component parts of the empire. XXIV. The standard of strength for our army: A business estimate. XXV. The statistical century. XXVI. Are we living on capital? XXVII. A financial retrospect--1861-1901. XXVIII. The importance of general statistical ideas. XXIX. The wealth of the empire, and how it should be used. XXX. The dream of a British zollverein. XXXI. The present economic conditions and outlook for the United Kingdom. Subjects; Economics Addresses, essays, lectures. Evolutionary and comparative economics.
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