VIII. Speculation and Prosperity

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface V
3. Contents VII
4. Tables IX
5. Part I. Contemporary Aspects of American Inflation by H. Parker Willis and John M . Chapman
6. I. The Idea of Inflation 3
7. II. Inflation and Its Relation to Banking 19
8. III. Inflation and Money 39
9. IV. Inflation and Industry 59
10. V. Inflation as a Contemporary Problem 80
11. VI. Inflation in the United States 108
12. VII. The Price Controversy 131
13. VIII. Speculation and Prosperity 150
14. IX. The Farmer and Inflation 163
15. X. The Business Man and Inflation 176
16. XI. Inflation and Investment 190
17. XII. Some Conclusions: The Nature and Effect of Inflation 206
18. Part II. Supplementary Essays
19. 1. Inflation in Current Economic Literature 221
20. 2. Inflation and the Distribution of Income 237
21. 3. Inflation and Overproduction 268
22. 4. Inflation and Decreasing Costs of Production 280
23. 5. Inflation in Securities 288
24. 6. Inflation and the Stock Market 309
25. 7. Inflation and Bank Portfolios 331
26. 8. Inflation and Public Works 344
27. 9. Inflation and Foreign Trade 371
28. 10. Inflation and the Structure of Production 398
29. 11. Price Reflation 417
30. Index 431