Robertson on Economic Policy

Examines the work of Dennis Holme Robertson in the field of economics. Chapters examine his life as well as his policy papers, including his study of industrial fluctuations and the role of persuasion in economic affairs. A selection of his poems is also included.

Inhalt
Part 1 The background: introduction; biography; relating with J.M. Keynes. Part 2 The policy papers: the credit squeeze; wage inflation; incomes and claims; commentary on reflections of an ex-magus; reflections of an ex-magus; the Radcliffe report; Mr Lloyd's fireworks. Part 3 Selected papers: a study of industrial fluctuation 1915; new introduction; on sticking to one's last; the role of persuasion in economic affairs; memorandum in banking and finance; is another slump coming?. Appendices selected poems of Dennis Holme Robertson: the non-econometrician's lament; John Milton; after Novara; St George's chapel; bibliography of the writings of Dennis Holme Robertson.