The Economics of Inflation: The Basis of Contemporary American Monetary Policy

H. Parker Willis; John M. Chapman

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The Economics of Inflation

The Basis of Contemporary American Monetary Policy

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Language: English

Published/Copyright: 1935

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An overview of the effects of inflation in the United States, focusing on banking, industry, and farming. Includes supplementary essays by a number of writers on topics related to inflation such as distribution of income, cost of production, and foreign trade. .

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Business and Economics Political Economics Political Economics, other

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Frontmatter
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Preface
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Contents
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Tables
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Part I. Contemporary Aspects of American Inflation by H. Parker Willis and John M . Chapman
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I. The Idea of Inflation
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II. Inflation and Its Relation to Banking
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III. Inflation and Money
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IV. Inflation and Industry
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V. Inflation as a Contemporary Problem
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VI. Inflation in the United States
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VII. The Price Controversy
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VIII. Speculation and Prosperity
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IX. The Farmer and Inflation
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X. The Business Man and Inflation
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XI. Inflation and Investment
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XII. Some Conclusions: The Nature and Effect of Inflation
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1. Inflation in Current Economic Literature
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Anatol Murad

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2. Inflation and the Distribution of Income
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E. A. Radice

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3. Inflation and Overproduction
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M. A. Heilperin

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4. Inflation and Decreasing Costs of Production
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Fritz Machlup

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5. Inflation in Securities
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A . Wilfred May

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6. Inflation and the Stock Market
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Schroeder Boulton

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7. Inflation and Bank Portfolios
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John F. Van Deventer

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8. Inflation and Public Works
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V. D. Kazakévich

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9. Inflation and Foreign Trade
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Chas. P. Kindleberger, A. A. Beaujean and D. J. Leahy

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10. Inflation and the Structure of Production
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E. F. Schumacher

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11. Price Reflation
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Erik T. H. Kjellstrom

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Index
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The Economics of Inflation

Overview

About this book

Topics

Table of contents

Frontmatter

Preface

Contents

Tables

I. The Idea of Inflation

II. Inflation and Its Relation to Banking

III. Inflation and Money

IV. Inflation and Industry

V. Inflation as a Contemporary Problem

VI. Inflation in the United States

VII. The Price Controversy

VIII. Speculation and Prosperity

IX. The Farmer and Inflation

X. The Business Man and Inflation

XI. Inflation and Investment

XII. Some Conclusions: The Nature and Effect of Inflation

1. Inflation in Current Economic Literature

2. Inflation and the Distribution of Income

3. Inflation and Overproduction

4. Inflation and Decreasing Costs of Production

5. Inflation in Securities

6. Inflation and the Stock Market

7. Inflation and Bank Portfolios

8. Inflation and Public Works

9. Inflation and Foreign Trade

10. Inflation and the Structure of Production

11. Price Reflation

Index

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