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

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• 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