Henry A. Abbati: Keynes' Forgotten Precursor: Selected Writings

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ISBN: 9780415573450 | 0415573459
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Copyright: 2/2/2011

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The work of Henry A. Abbati's was much admired by Robertson and Keynes. This book seeks to restore his position as a pioneer in macroeconomic theory with a selection of his writings demonstrating his contribution to the history of economic thought.

Acknowledgements	p. xiv
Biography of Henry A. Abbati	p. xv
Introduction	p. 1
The Unclaimed Wealth. How Money Stops Production (1924)	p. 31
Prologue: The fruits of victory	p. 33
The problem	p. 37
The limits of production	p. 41
Purchasing power	p. 43
The monetary system	p. 47
The supply of money	p. 50
Credit money	p. 52
Paper money	p. 56
Saving	p. 60
Saving and the utilisation of purchasing power	p. 66
The abuse of surplus	p. 71
The inefficacy of currently proposed remedies	p. 81
Notes to Part I	p. 89
The Final Buyer (1928)	p. 93
Introductory (1927)	p. 95
The potential supply of money	p. 104
The quantity of money	p. 110
Determining factors of the condition of markets and the behaviour of final buyers	p. 119
The nature and effects of saving	p. 124
The irregular final-buying by countries abroad from the home country	p. 133
The irregular final-buying by governments	p. 150
The irregular final-buying resulting from the activities of producers and distributors	p. 157
The cry for increased consumption	p. 161
What is trade depression?	p. 165
Note on the use of certain terms	p. 169
Notes to Part II	p. 173
	p. 179
The Economic Lessons of 1929-1931 (1932)	p. 181
The beliefs, objects and methods of the Unclaimed Wealth Utilization Committee	p. 183
Insufficient buying and trade depression	p. 185
General trade depression in the making	p. 189
Budgetary policy in the present situation	p. 200
The Search for Confidence in 1932 (1933)	p. 203
The case for a "moratorium" for taxpayers in the over-deflated, gold-logged countries	p. 205
Statement on the case for a "moratorium" for taxpayers in the over-deflated countries	p. 208
The economic crisis and the disarmament conference	p. 210
Economic Readjustment in 1933 (1934)	p. 213
Gentlemen prefer gold. A midsummer night's dream of 1928	p. 215
America takes the lead. I. The Heman	p. 223
Notes to Part III	p. 233
	p. 235
National debt and taxation (1924)	p. 237
What is saved? (1925)	p. 240
Lord Keynes' Central Thesis and the Concept of Unclaimed Wealth (1947)	p. 244
The New Economic Theories and the Great Depression of 1930-1933 (1955)	p. 261
Appendixp281
Letters from J.M. Keynes to H.A. Abbati	p. 283
Correspondence between H.A. Abbati and D.H. Robertson	p. 285
Review of The Economic Lessons of 1929-31	p. 302
The distinction between saving and investment	p. 305
Introduction to The Unclaimed Wealth, How Money Stops Production	p. 309
Introduction to The Economic Lessons of 1929-1931	p. 312
Introduction to The Search for Confidence in 1932	p. 314
Editor's Notes	p. 316
List of Press Reviews of AbbatiÆs writings	p. 317
Bibliography of Abbati's writings	p. 323
Bibliography	p. 328
Index	p. 331
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