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First published 1954

Introduction to Economics

by John V. Van Sickle

D. Van Nostrand, New York, 1954762 pagesUpdated May 26, 2008

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Author
John V. Van Sickle
First published
1954
Format
PDF
Pages
762
Publisher
D. Van Nostrand, New York
License
Still in copyright: this work was published in the 1932-1963 window when US copyright had to be renewed after 28 years, and a renewal for it was found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries. It is free to read and download from this archive, but it is not public domain and not Creative Commons.

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John V. Van Sickle Introduction to Economics

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How long is Introduction to Economics?
762 pages and 17 chapters in the edition this archive serves.
Is Introduction to Economics in the public domain?
No. US works published between 1932 and 1963 kept copyright past 28 years if someone filed a renewal, and a renewal for this work was found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries. It is free to read and download from this archive, but it is not public domain and not Creative Commons.
Who wrote Introduction to Economics?
John Valentine Van Sickle (1892–1975) was a professor of economics at Vanderbilt University and Wabash College. He wrote and co-authored a number of articles on the economy of the American south.

What's in it

17 chapters · page numbers are this file's

  1. Prefacep. 5
  2. I.The Market Economy: Description and Analysisp. 17
  3. Part One: Fundamental Conceptsp. 17
  4. Part Two: The Market Economy Under Pure Competitionp. 79
  5. Part Three: The Market Economy under Less-than-purely Competitive Conditionsp. 203
  6. Part Four: Banking and the Monetary Circuitp. 265
  7. II.The Market Economy: Problems and Policiesp. 383
  8. Part Five: Business Fluctuationsp. 383
  9. Part Six: Business and Laborp. 433
  10. Part Seven: Agriculturep. 491
  11. Part Eight: Social Securityp. 523
  12. Part Nine: American Foreign Economic Relationsp. 557
  13. Part Ten: Fiscal Policyp. 611
  14. Part Eleven: Alternatives to Capitalismp. 657
  15. Epiloguep. 701
  16. Appendix A: The National Accountsp. 707
  17. Appendix B: Books of Selected Readingsp. 743

About the author

John V. Van Sickle 1892–1975

John Valentine Van Sickle (1892–1975) was a professor of economics at Vanderbilt University and Wabash College. He wrote and co-authored a number of articles on the economy of the American south. Read more about John V. Van Sickle.

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