‎Les origines historiques des problèmes économiques actuels‎

‎Paris, Vuibert 1930 vi + 105pp., 23cm., br.orig., qqs. cachets, bon état, E41602‎

‎PROCES-VERBAL des séances de l'Assemblée Provinciale de Haute-Guienne, tenue à Villefranche, dans les mois de septembre & d'octobre 1779.‎

‎Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Imprimerie de Vedeilhié, 1780. viii, 251, (1) pp. 4to. Modern cloth. Lavergne, Assemblées provinciales, pp. 67-99. First edition. Proceedings of the first session of the Assemblee as planned by Turgot and created by Necker.The second of the Assemblées provinciales as planned by Turgot and created by Necker, and, together with the first (Berri), one of only two to survive until the Revolution. There was no indemnity for its members. The freedom of the wine-trade was one of the important issues. Another important matter was the reorganisation of the cadastral administration by Henri de Richeprey, the author of the article 'Imposition' in the Encyclopedia of Diderot & d'Alembert. Also agricultural problems were extensively dealt with and old feudal laws concerning landed property were abolished. The meetings and discussions were influenced by the president, Champion de Cicé, a friend and disciple of Turgot. Below the imprint a small piece of paper has been pasted: "Et se trouve à Paris, Chez Moutard, ....." ‎

‎Traité de la politique de France. Reveü, corrigé, & augmenté d'une Seconde partie. Avec quelques réflexions sur ce Traité par le Sr. Ormegregny.‎

‎Cologne (Amsterdam), P. du Marteau, 1677. 2 volumes in 1. (12), 13-360 pp.; 165, (2) pp. 12mo. Contemporary overlapping vellum. Bourgeois & André 2969; Sauvy, Livres saisis à Paris, p. 5; Le Bucher bibliographique, 525; not in Kress; not in Goldsmiths; not in Einaudi; INED 1073. Augmented edition. The second part has its own separate title-page: Reflexions sur le IV & V Chapitres de la Politique de France de Monsieur P.H. Marquis de C. Ou il censure le clergé de Rome, & les Huguenots. Par le Sieur de L'Ormegigny. A Cologne, Chez Pierre du Marteau, 1677. Upon its first publication in 1669, also anonymously and outside France, the identity of the author was discovered and he was put in the Bastille (for 15 days). The author may be considered as a precursor of Vauban and Castel de Saint Pierre for his revolutionary ideas of reforming the tax system, and for his ideas concerning the clergy, commerce and protestants, etc. 'In Colbert's time Paul Hay, marquis de Chatelet, and forerunner of Vauban, pointed out that extreme poverty conducted to death and disease and thus served to depeople rural regions; that tax reforms were necessary to improve economic conditions. Although he opposed the association of rural with urban workers, on the ground that the former would become insolent and acquire corrupt customs, he asserted, like Colbert, that man's happiness is the end of 'la politique.' He condemned the expulsion of the Huguenots as unchristian' (Spengler, French predecessors of Malthus, p. 12). Spengler also points to the fact that this work inspired some of Vauban's ideas on taxation. See also: Vignes, Origines de la dîme de Vauban. The Réflexions added under the pseudonym of Ormegregny are by Pierre Dumoulin. They deal with the two chapters concerning the clergy and the protestants. ‎

‎Geldtheorie und Konjunkturtheorie. - [ESTABLISHING THE AUSTRIAN BUSINESS CYCLE]‎

‎Wien & Leipzig, Hölder-Pichler-Tempsky, 1929. 8vo. In the original printed wrappers. Very light wear to extremities. First and last leaf with light brownspotting. A very fine and clean copy. XII, (1)-147, (1), [Blank] pp. ‎

‎First edition of Hayek's first book, famously stating that there is a business cycle and that it is caused by the organization of the monetary system - it was later to be known as the Austrian Business Cycle. The present work established Hayek's ideological position within the economic community and laid the foundation for his future career. Here, he wrote of the necessity of the trade cycle and that all economic phenomena present that regular wave-like appearance that we observe in cyclical fluctuations. ""For Hayek, the cycle was a virtually unavoidable consequence of a credit economy"""" ""Hayek's fundamental point is that the business cycle is an unfortunate but unavoidable concomitant of a credit economy"". (Bruce Caldwell, Hayek's Collected Works).Hayek's principal investigations in economics concerned capital, money and the business cycle. Ludwig von Mises had earlier applied the concept of marginal utility to the value of money in his Theory of Money and Credit (1912) in which he also proposed an explanation for ""industrial fluctuations"" based on the ideas of the old British Currency School and of Swedish economist Knut Wicksell. Hayek used this body of work as a starting point for his own interpretation of the business cycle, elaborating what later became known as the Austrian theory of the business cycle.This work was translated into English in 1933 as Monetary Theory and the Trade Cycle. In 1974 Hayek shared the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics with Gunnar Myrdal.Masui p.1277 Cohen 184‎

‎Gibt es einen Widersinn des Sparens. Ein Beitrag zur Kritik der Unterkonsumtionstheorie und zur Lehre vom Einfluss der Geldmenge auf die Kapitalbildung.‎

‎Wien, Springer, 1931. 8vo. In the original printed wrappers. Offprint from : ""Zeitschrift für Nationalökonomie"", band 1, heft 3. Embossed stamp to upper part of front wrapper. Two library paper labels pasted on to spine. Wrappers loose, internally fine and clean. (V), 1, 54 pp.‎

‎Offprint of Hayek influential paper on durable and non-durable goods presented as a Critique of the Crises-Theory of W.T. Foster and W. Catchings with some Remarks on the Theory of the Relationship between Money and Capital.Widely publicized in the United States at the timewere proposals by Foster and Catchings which Hayek has described asvariations on 'underconsumption' theories of economic cycles. Hayekargued against such theories in his initial lectures as a Privatdozent in Vienna: ""His published essay ""Gibt es einen Widersinn desSparens?"" (1929) (later translated into English as ""The Paradox of Saving"") came to the attention of Lionel (later Lord) Robbins, whoinvited Hayek to give a series of lectures at the London School of Economics. So successful were the lectures, and the ensuingpartnership with Robbins, that Hayek remained in England to becomethe Tooke professor at the LSE."" (Kresge, Hayek on Hayek, P. 8)""This state of affairs, however, may yet be endangered by a new theory of under-consumption now current in the United States and in England. Its authors are people who spare neither money nor time in the propagation of their ideas. Their doctrine is no less fallacious than all the previous theories of under- consumption, but it is not impossible that with able exposition and extensive financial backing it may exert a certain influence on policy in Anglo-Saxon countries. For this 'reason it seems worthwhile subjecting this theory to detailed and exhaustive criticism."" (The present paper).‎

‎Essais de Philosophie de Science Politique Et D'Economie (Bibliotheque Classique De La Liberte)‎

‎LES BELLES LETTRES 2007 525 pages 13 6x4x20 4cm. 2007. Broché. 525 pages.‎

‎Bon état‎

‎Economie de la production agricole‎

‎s.l. [Bruxelles], s.d. 1136pp., 24cm., reliure toile, bon état, poids du livre: 1.8kg., [Traduction française de l'ouvrage originale en anglais "Economics of agricultural production and resource use" 1952], E77690‎

‎Ideen über die Politik, den Verkehr und den Handel der vornehmsten Völker der alten Welt. Zweyte, gänzlich umgearbeitete, Auflage. ‎

‎Göttingen, Vandenhoek u. Ruprecht 1804-12. 8vo. In 3 uniform contemporary half calf binding with gilt lettering to spines. Light wear to extremities and with occasional brownspotting throughout. (2), XX, 995, (1) + 3 folded plates (2), VI, 754 + 1 folded map (2), X, 522 pp. + 1 folded map.‎

‎Second enlarged edition of Heeren’s important work on the interconnected domains of politics, transportation, and commerce in the ancient East. Through historical analysis and philosophical inquiry, Heeren provides a comprehensive understanding of the impact of political systems on trade and transportation networks. Kress S. 6022‎

‎Business Civilization in Decline‎

‎W W NORTON & CO 1976 127 pages 12 954x1 27x20 574cm. 1976. Broché. 127 pages.‎

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‎Economics of Health Care: An Introductory Text‎

‎Routledge 1987 300 pages in8. 1987. Broché. 300 pages.‎

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‎American Railroad Stock Certificates.‎

‎London, Stanley Gibbons Publications, 1980. 4°. VIII, 168 pp. Orig. boards with dust-jacket.‎

‎Le télémarketing‎

‎ECONOMICA 1996 11 6x1 4x19 2cm. 1996. Broché.‎

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‎La Wallonie ses griefs, ses aspirations‎

‎Bruxelles, Editions Marie-Julienne 1951 363pp., br.orig., 23cm., bon état‎

‎Wilfred Owen: The Last Year 1917-1918‎

‎Constable 1993 224 pages 15x2x21cm. 1993. Broché. 224 pages.‎

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‎Value and Capital: An Inquiry Into Some Fundamental Principles of Economic Theory‎

‎Oxford University Press USA 1975 356 pages 13 716x2 54x21 336cm. 1975. Broché. 356 pages.‎

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‎Value and Capital: An Inquiry Into Some Fundamental Principles of Economic Theory --- second edition‎

‎Oxford University Press USA 1978 356 pages in8. 1978. Broché. 356 pages.‎

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‎The Theory of Wages. - [INDUCED INNOVATION]‎

‎London, Macmillan & Co., 1932. 8vo. Orig. full brown cloth w. gilt lettering to spine. Orig. brown dust-jacket w. wear and a bit of loss to corners and capitals. Otherwise and excellent and clean copy w. only some occasinal minor brownspotting. XIV, 247 pp.‎

‎First edition of this standard work on wages, Hicks' first major work, in which he proposed the macroeconomic hypothesis about INDUCED INNOVATION and foreshadowed important later developments in neoclassical distribution theory. Sir John Richard Hicks (1904 - 1989) was one of the most important and influential economists of the twentieth century. He has contributed seminally to both micro- and macro-economics and in 1972 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences together with Kenneth Arrow for ""pioneering contributions to general economic equilibrium theory and welfare theory.""As a labor economist, Hicks already in 1932, aged 28, wrote his first major work, his very important ""Theory of Wages"", which serves as a fundamental basis for recent theories of distribution, now widely developed in e.g. Cambridge. Hick's early work is still considered standard in the field, and a vast amount of literature has been published on his hypothesis of induced innovation, which is presented in this work for the first time. The theory is formulated as thus: ""a change in the relative prices of the factors of production is itself a spur to invention, and to invention of a particular kind-directed to economizing the use of a factor which has become relatively expensive."" And this theory has also frequently been applied to increases in energy costs, which would thus come to motivate a quicker improvement in energy efficiency.But not only did Hicks here propound the still influential theory of induced innovation, this work is also considered as foreshadowing many of his later theories, which have become significant contributions to neoclassical distribution theory"" e.g. a reformulation of marginal productivity theory, further development of the product exhaustion theorem, a macroeconomic theory of relative factor shares etc., etc. ""The object of this book is ""a restatement of the Theory of Wages in a form which shall be reasonably abreast of modern economic knowledge."" The treatment is based on the Marginal Productivity theory, although that theory is stated in a rather new way, designed to facilitate its use in realistic study of the labour market. This is followed by a more general study of the working of the labour market under competitive conditions, and by a theory of the secular forces governing the general level of wages. The second part of the book deals with the regulation of wages. There is a chapter on the Theory of Industrial Disputes, and one on the economic forces which have facilitated the Growth of Trade Union Power in England. The last chapters contain a detailed analysis of the effects of wage-regulation on unemployment, including the distribution of unemployment between industries, and the prospects of a reduction in unemployment through an increase in productivity."" (Front of dust-jacket).A second edition appeared in 1963.The work is scarce in the original dust-jacket.‎

‎The Theory of Wages. - [INDUCED INNOVATION]‎

‎London, Macmillan & Co., 1932. 8vo. Orig. full brown cloth w. gilt lettering to spine. Orig. brown dust-jacket w. wear and a bit of loss to corners and capitals. Otherwise and excellent and clean copy w. only some occasinal minor brownspotting. XIV, 247 pp.‎

‎First edition of this standard work on wages, Hick's first major work, in which he proposed the macroeconomic hypothesis about INDUCED INNOVATION and foreshadowed important later developments in neoclassical distribution theory. Sir John Richard Hicks (1904 - 1989) was one of the most important and influential economists of the twentieth century. He has contributed seminally to moth micro- and macro-economics and in 1972 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences together with Kenneth Arrow for ""pioneering contributions to general economic equilibrium theory and welfare theory.""As a labor economist, Hicks already in 1932, aged 28, wrote his first major work, his very important ""Theory of Wages"", which serves as a fundamental basis for recent theories of distribution, now widely developed in e.g. Cambridge. Hick's early work is still considered standard in the field, and a vast amount of literature has been published on his hypothesis of induced innovation, which is presented in this work for the first time. The theory is formulated as thus: ""a change in the relative prices of the factors of production is itself a spur to invention, and to invention of a particular kind-directed to economizing the use of a factor which has become relatively expensive."" And this theory has also frequently been applied to increases in energy costs, which would thus come to motivate a quicker improvement in energy efficiency.But not only did Hicks here propound the still influential theory of induced innovation, this work is also considered as foreshadowing many of his later theories, which have become significant contributions to neoclassical distribution theory"" e.g. a reformulation of marginal productivity theory, further development of the product exhaustion theorem, a macroeconomic theory of relative factor shares etc., etc. ""The object of this book is ""a restatement of the Theory of Wages in a form which shall be reasonably abreast of modern economic knowledge."" The treatment is based on the Marginal Productivity theory, although that theory is stated in a rather new way, designed to facilitate its use in realistic study of the labour market. This is followed by a more general study of the working of the labour market under competitive conditions, and by a theory of the secular forces governing the general level of wages. The second part of the book deals with the regulation of wages. There is a chapter on the Theory of Industrial Disputes, and one on the economic forces which have facilitated the Growth of Trade Union Power in England. The last chapters contain a detailed analysis of the effects of wage-regulation on unemployment, including the distribution of unemployment between industries, and the prospects of a reduction in unemployment through an increase in productivity."" (Front of dust-jacket).A second edition appeared in 1963.The work is scarce in the original dust-jacket.‎

‎Estructura de la Economia - Introduccion al estudio del Ingreso Nacional‎

‎Buenos Aires (Mexico), Fondo de Cultura Economica 1955 283pp., br.orig., texte en espagnol, bel état, [3ème édition en espagnol]‎

‎Essays in Trespassing: Economics to Politics and Beyond‎

‎Cambridge University Press 2009 320 pages in8. 2009. Broché. 320 pages.‎

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‎Rival Views of Market Society and Other Recent Essays‎

‎Harvard University Press 1992 212 pages 14x20 9x1 2cm. 1992. Broché. 212 pages.‎

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‎The Analytics of Uncertainty and Information (Cambridge Surveys of Economic Literature)‎

‎Cambridge University Press 1992 480 pages 15 2x4x22 4cm. 1992. perfect. 480 pages.‎

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‎The War in South Africa. Its Causes and effects. - [PRESENTATION-COPY FOR C.P. SCOTT]‎

‎London, James Nisbet & Co., 1900. 8vo. Uncut in orig. full red cloth w. gilt lettering to spine and front board. Spine a bit worn and faded, corners a bit bumped. Inscribed by the author on front free end-paper. VIII, 324, (4, -advertisements) pp.‎

‎First edition, presentation-copy for ""C.P. Scott/ with the writer's/ best wishes"", of Hobson's first work on the link between imperialism and international conflict, based on his experiences from South Africa immediately before the Second Boer War.John Atkinson Hobson (1858 - 1940) was an important English economist and imperial critic, widely popular for his abilities as a writer and lecturer. He studied at Derby School and at Oxford, and in 1887 he moved to London, right in the middle of the economic depression. It is here that he writes his ""Physiology of Industry"" together with his friend, the mountain climber and businessman A.F. Mummery, which propounded ""the theory of underconsumption"". Hobson's work was not well received by the academic economists, and ultimately he was pushed out of their circle.During the 1890'ies he published a number of notable works on capitalism, poverty and social reform, among which his famous ""John Ruskin: Social Reformer"" from 1898, in which he anticipated the marginal productivity theory of distribution and presented his critique of the classical theory of rent.Now, Hobson was asked by the EDITOR OF THE ""MANCHESTER GUARDIAN"", C.P. SCOTT, to become their South-African correspondent, which proved to be a turning point in his personal as well as professional life. It is during this time that he develops the idea that modern capitalism is a direct cause of imperialism. As a correspondent, he covers part of the Second Boer war, and his condemnation of the conflict is very strong. It is this conflict, and the political situation that immediately precedes it, that is the focus of the present work, in which he, for the first time, demonstrates how international conflict and imperialism are directly connected. The ideas initially presented in the present work are elaborated further in what must be considered his main work, ""Imperialism"" from 1902. It is Hobson's theories on imperialism that have gained him the great international reputation that he carries to this day, and it is these theories that have influenced thinkers such as Trotsky, Lenin, etc.Charles Prestwich Scott (1846-1932) was the editor of the ""Manchester guardian"" from 1872 until 1929"" in 1907 he became its owner. He was a renowned British journalist, publisher and politician. The ""Manchester Guardian"" was part of his entire life (the founder was his uncle), and he was responsible for the political line of the paper for more than 50 years. For the first 15 years as its editor, Scott maintained a moderate liberal line, but when Hartington and Chamberlain split the party in 1886, formed the Liberal Unionist Party and backed the Conservatives, Scott, and with him the Guardian, made a left turn and supported Gladstone in his support for Irish Home Rule and ""new liberalism"". It is after this political turn that Scott asks the controversial economist Hobson to join the paper as its South Africa correspondent, a decision that did not go by unnoticed. The stand that the Guardian, with the published opinions of Hobson, took against the Boer War was highly unpopular, and it nearly cost Scott the election as a Liberal candidate in 1900, the year that Hobson's first work on the subject, ""The War in South Africa"", was published and evidently presented to his boss, the brave politician. ‎

‎A Modern Reader in Institutional and Evolutionary Economics: Key Concepts (In Association With the European Association of Evolutionary Political Economy (Eaepe).)‎

‎Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd 2002 256 pages 15 24x1 78x23 11cm. 2002. Broché. 256 pages.‎

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‎Drie jaar Duitsche credietcrisis 1930-1932 ; Oorzaken, verloop en bestrijding der Duitsche credietcrisis, vooral wat betreft de deconfiture en de reorganisatie der grootbanken‎

‎Brussel, Standaard-Boekhandel 1933 LXIX + 403pp., 26cm., enkele stempeltjes, grotendeels onopengesneden, in de reeks "Economisch-Sociale Bibliotheek", goede staat‎