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.)

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.

Table of Contents

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 I. Introduction -- 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 I. Introduction -- 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 I. Introduction -- 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