Markets and Men: A Study of Artificial Control Schemes in Some Primary Industries

First published in 1936, this book provides a study of artificial control schemes in a variety of primary industries, including coffee, rubber and cotton. Each chapter was originally delivered as a radio lecture, and Rowe maintains the conversational tone in his language so that the contents may appeal to economists and non-specialists alike. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in artificial control schemes and in the economic concerns of the early 20th century. INDICE: Preface; 1. The origin and growth of control schemes; 2. Control schemes in coffee; 3. Control schemes in wheat; 4. Control schemes in sugar; 5. Control schemes in American cotton; 6. Control schemes in rubber; 7. Control schemes in tin; 8. The troubles which give rise to restriction schemes; 9. The economics of restriction schemes in world prosperity; 10. The economics of restriction schemes in world depression; 11. The economics of valorisation schemes; Index.

• ISBN: 978-1-107-67500-1
• Editorial: Cambridge University Press
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 278
• Fecha Publicación: 06/02/2014
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés