Evening star., 1932-11-06
PUBLIC LIBRARY
The Economic Situation.

II connection with the current in
tereSt III economic questions the Public
library presents the following list OF
recent books in the field.
Crisis.
THE CRISIS OF CAPITALISM IN
AMERICA. translated from the Ger
man b. Winifred Ray by NJ. j.
Bonn. 1882 HC63 B646c.
The authors discussion of American
conditions is based on real knowledge.
The first section of the book deals
with the economic and financial aspects
of the problem and the causes imme-
diatcly responsible for the downfall in
October. 1929; the second with the
meaning Of the crisis, its social and po-
litical Implications" Note: English
edition 1881 has title, Prosperity
BREAKDOWN: the collapse of tradi-
tional civilization. by Robert Brif-
fault. 1882 HAC BIG.
The doom Of civilization is voiced in
this able ailthropologist' daring theo-
ries Of the inevitable decay of the world
society
WANT AND PLENTY. by j. H. Hol-
lander. 1882. HC83 H7l5w
This book shows that the present
depression is due to the dislocations
oj the World War superimposed on the
drought STAGE of a business cycle. Its
intensity and duration are attributed
to certain vicious eXcrescenseS en- Amer
ican BIS ness: installment selling, the
dcsr2dation Of banking, the perversion
of tie stock exchanges.
a PICTURE OF WORLD ECONOMIC
CONDITIONS AT THE BEGIN
MING OF 1882, By the National In
tustrial Conference Board. 1882
FC.N215.T.7.
Part I contains a brief, general sur
yey OF the world economic and political
situation followed by a carefully sum-
married analysis for each country. Part
II is composed Of original articles spe-
Cially prepared bv foreign correspond
ents Of the N. I. C. 3. en- economic and
financial conditions in their own coun-
triSS.
READINGS IN THE HISTORY OF
ECONOMIC THOUGHT. by S. H.
Patterson 1892 HCP277r.
ClaSsities into different schools the
various writer's on economic thought be-
ginning with the immediate predeces-
sors oi Adam Smith. It stresses the
minor rather than the major prophets
and perhaps economic heresies rather
than economic orthodoXes.'
THE SCIENCE OF PRICES, by j. A.
lOAu. 1901. IN. L JU.
The authors object is to make plain
to his readers what economics really
is. namely the systematic study OF
their ordinary business and social rela-
tiols. The next point is to show how
to apply the principles Of this system
to the conditions OF their own lives.
Toward Recovery.
A NEW DEAL, by Stuart Chase. 1882.
HC. C39n.
The authors name gives authority to
his timely new work on the present
economic crisis and the needed change.
AMERICA FACES THE FUTURE, ed.
by C. A. Beard. 1882. HC83 .B38.
This book IS the first full-length
d. eion Of the theory Of a planned
e1, r. as an alternative to indi-
VIC n in industry" Charles Me-z.
PL-1,--Rv. THE SECOND EFFORT
d. Sir j. 4. Saltcr. 1882. EC.Sa3o
All English authority analyzes the
cautes OF the present distress and in
dic2tes the requirements, economic
financial, commercial and political upon
which to base a new world order
THE WORLDS ECONOMIC CRISIS
AND THE WAY OF ESCAPE, by
Sir j. A. Salter and others. 1882.
HC W893.
Suggested ways out Of the present
depression are discussed by six lead
ing economists of England: Salter,
Stamp, Keynes, Clay, Blackett and Bev-
eridge.