Rural Wealth and Welfare: Economic Principles Illustrated and Applied in Farm Life
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Chapters (37)
- Dedication
- Preface.
- Introduction. General Welfare.
- Part I. Productive Industries: Analysis of Aims, Forces, Means and Methods.
- Chapter I. Aims Of Industry.
- Chapter II. Forces In Production Of Wealth.
- Chapter III. Labor Defined And Classified.
- Chapter IV. Capital Defined And Classified.
- Chapter V. Personal Attainments.
- Chapter VI. Combination Of Forces For Individual Efficiency.
- Chapter VII. Methods Of Association.
- Chapter VIII. Exchange: Advantages, Limitations And Tendencies.
- Chapter IX. Value The Basis Of Exchange.
- Chapter X. Exchange—Its Machinery.
- Chapter XI. Banks And Banking.
- Chapter XII. Deferred Settlement And Credit Expansion.
- Chapter XIII. Technical Division Of Labor.
- Chapter XIV. Aggregation Of Industry.
- Chapter XV. Special Incentives To Production.
- Chapter XVI. Business Security.
- Part II. Distribution of Wealth for Welfare.
- Chapter XVII. General Principles Of Fair Distribution.
- Chapter XVIII. Wages And Profits.
- Chapter XIX. Conflict Between Wage-Earners And Profit-Makers.
- Chapter XX. Proceeds Of Capital: Interest And Rent.
- Chapter XXI. Principles Of Interest.
- Chapter XXII. Principles Of Land Rent.
- Part III. Consumption of Wealth.
- Chapter XXIII. Wealth Used By Individuals.
- Chapter XXIV. Prudent Consumption.
- Chapter XXV. Imprudent Consumption.
- Chapter XXVI. Social Organization For Consumption.
- Chapter XXVII. Economic Functions Of Government.
- Chapter XXVIII. Economic Machinery Of Government.
- Conclusion.
- Index.
- Advertisements.
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