Contemporary Monetary Theory : : Studies of some Recent Theories of Money, Prices and Production / / Raymond J. Saulnier.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press eBook-Package Archive 1898-1999
• VerfasserIn: Saulnier, Raymond J.,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [1938]; ©1938
• Year of Publication: 1938
• Language: English
• Series: Studies in History, Economics, and Public Law ; 443
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (420 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Preface --; Contents --; Part I. R. G. Hawtrey --; Chapter I. Introduction --; Chapter II. Hawtrey’s Monetary Approach to Business Cycle Theory --; Chapter III. Theory of Price Movements --; Chapter IV. Elements in Hawtrey’s Equilibrium Analysis --; Chapter V. Theory of the Business Cycle and of Economic Depression --; Chapter VI. Control Program --; Chapter VII. Summary of Comments On Hawtrey’s Theory --; Part II. D. H. Robertson --; Chapter II. General Character of the Theory --; Chapter III. Factors Making for Change in the Rate of Economic Activity and Their Relation to Standards of Economic Policy --; Chapter IV. Banking Policy and Capital Formation --; Chapter V. The Business Cycle and Its Control --; Chapter VI. Price Level Policy --; Chapter VII. Conclusions --; Part III. F. A. Von Hayek --; Chapter II. The General Nature of Hayek’s Theory --; Chapter III. The Concept of the Structure of Production --; Chapter IV. Variations in Price Margins and Changes in the Structure of Production --; Chapter V. The Period of Production Considered as an Investment Period: Criticisms By Professor F. H. Knight --; Chapter VI. The Policy of “Neutral Money” --; Chapter VII. General Summary --; Part IV. J. M. Keynes --; Chapter II. Basic Terminology of the General Theory --; Chapter III. The Propensity to Consume and the “Multiplier” --; Chapter IV. The Marginal Efficiency of Capital and the Rate of Interest --; Chapter V. The Theory of Price Movements --; Chapter VI. The Business Cycle and Plans for the Stabilization of Activity --; Chapter VII. Summary --; Part V. Concluding Remarks --; Appendix: Bibliographical Note --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780231880275; 9783110442489
• DOI: 10.7312/saul90744
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Raymond J. Saulnier.

Examines the theories of four writers on monetary and business cycle problems: R.G. Hawtrey, D.H. Robertson, F.A. von Hayek, and J.M. Keynes. Focuses on the concepts and analytical procedures involved in the different theoretical systems.