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A Study of Industrial Fluctuation. An Enquiry into the Character and Causes of the So-Called Cyclical Movements of Trade by ROBERTSON, Dennis Holme - 1948

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A Study of Industrial Fluctuation. An Enquiry into the Character and Causes of the So-Called Cyclical Movements of Trade by ROBERTSON, Dennis Holme - 1948

A Study of Industrial Fluctuation. An Enquiry into the Character and Causes of the So-Called Cyclical Movements of Trade

by ROBERTSON, Dennis Holme

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London: London School of Economics, 1948. In the series, Reprints of Scarce Works on Political Economy. Cloth. Very Good/No DJ. A reprint of the 1915 first edition published by P S King & Son. 8vo. Blue cloth, gilt titles to board. xi, errata (1948), 285 + appendix. Numerous tables and charts. Spine very dulled and faded, a few spots to leading page edges, internally a bright, clean copy, no marks or scribbles, binding firm.
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  • Edition In the series, Reprints of Scarce Works on Political Economy
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  • Publisher London School of Economics
  • Place of Publication London
  • Date Published 1948

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A Study of Industrial Fluctuation. An enquiry into the character and causes of the so-called cyclical movements of trade.

by ROBERTSON, Dennis Holme

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London: P. S. King,, 1915. First edition of Robertson's dissertation, published after research and a fellowship at Trinity College, Cambridge; from the library of William Beveridge. Robertson is known chiefly for his contributions to the study of the relationship between money, the trade cycle, and economic growth. 'In the Study of Industrial Fluctuation, he used historical evidence to argue that economic cycles had real (that is, related to investment and savings) as opposed to monetary or psychological causes and that some degree of fluctuation was a necessary part of the growth process. It was a thesis that challenged orthodox thinking in Britain and established Robertson as a possible precursor of real business cycle theory' (ODNB). Dennis Holme Robertson (1890-1963) made his most important contribution to economics in the fields of monetary theory and industrial fluctuation. He attended Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1908, initially to study classics, but then changed to economics in 1910.… Read More
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