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First published 1945

The Nature and Significance of Economic Science

by Lionel Robbins

London: MacMillan and Co. Ltd, 1945. Second Revised Edition. First Edition also available on Mises.org. Print on demand177 pagesUpdated January 16, 2007

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Author
Lionel Robbins
First published
1945
Format
PDF, EPUB, and Kindle
Pages
177
License
Believed to be in the public domain: this work was published in the 1932-1963 window when US copyright had to be renewed after 28 years, and no renewal was found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries. Not independently confirmed.

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Lord Robbins An Essay on the Nature and Significance of Economic Science

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177 pages, 10 chapters, and about 42,458 words in the edition this archive serves.
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Believed so. US works published between 1932 and 1963 kept copyright past 28 years only if someone filed a renewal, and no renewal for this work was found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries. That is a search result rather than a legal opinion: a renewal filed under a shortened title or a different claimant would not have been found. Some copies carry a rights notice, which records the original claim and does not extend a term that lapsed.
Who wrote The Nature and Significance of Economic Science?
Lionel Robbins (1898–1984) was one of the leading English economists of the 20th century. He wrote on wages, inflation, the economics of war, and the history of economic thought. This archive holds 6 of Robbins's works.

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10 chapters · 42,458 words · free to read here

  1. Preface to the Second Edition
  2. Preface to the First Edition
  3. Chapter I: The Subject-Matter of Economics
  4. Chapter II: Ends and Means
  5. Chapter III: The Relativity of Economic "Quantities"
  6. Chapter IV: The Nature of Ecnomic Generalisations
  7. Chapter V: Economic Generalisations and Reality
  8. Chapter VI: The Significance of Economic Science
  9. Index of Authors Cited
  10. About this edition
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Lionel Robbins 1898–1984

Lionel Robbins (1898–1984) was one of the leading English economists of the 20th century. He wrote on wages, inflation, the economics of war, and the history of economic thought. Read more about Lionel Robbins.

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