Routledge Revivals: Economic Control (1955)

First published in 1955, this book offers a detailed history from the past to the mid-20th century on economic control.

List of Tables and Charts; Part One - The Problem 1. Foreword: the Problem of Control Part Two - Production Decisions 2. The Scope and Limits of Economic Competition, Immediately Significant Decisions within a Given Social Framework 3. The Scope and Limits of Economic Competition, Immediately Significant Decisions within a Given Social Framework - testing the Effectiveness of Competition in British Conditions 4. The Scope and Limits of Economic Competition, where Competition is less effective 5. Direction 6. Consultation as a Form of Control 7. The Need for a Systematic and Periodic Overhaul of Control Mechanisms Part Three - Decisions about Objectives 8. Consumption and Savings 9. Provision for the Future - Investment 10. Provision for the Future - Research 11. Provision for the Future - Physical and Mental Health 12. Inter-Regional and International Relations - Population 13. Inter-Regional and International Relations - Trade and Investment: the Role of Competition 14. Inter-Regional and International Relations - Trade and Investment: the Role of Direction and Consultation Part Four - Economics and its Wider Setting 15. What an Economist 16. The Economist and his Neighbours 17. The Changing Background; Further Reading; Index