The Journal of Political Economy ( Volume 15 )

Political Economy

This historic (Political Economy) book may have numerous typos and missing text.
Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher.

Excerpt: ... BOOK REVIEWS The Federal Power over Carriers and Corporations. By E. Parmalee Prentice. New York and London: The Mac millan Company, 1907. 8vo, pp. xii+244. This book is obviously, though not very frankly, a brief for those interested in denying to the federal government the constitutional power to regulate and control large corporations engaged in interstate transportation or trading. The author argues that at the time the Constitution was adopted the grant of power to Congress to regulate commerce with foreign nations among the several states, and with the Indian tribes was meant, as regards interstate transportation, to give only the power of regulating carriage by water, because, at the time, interstate carriage by land was utterly insignificant and could not have been in the minds of those adopting the Constitution as needing national regulation. Also, prior to 1824 when Gibbons v. Ogden was decided, a large number of stage monopolies over certain roads and between certain points had been granted by the states without protest, although over some of these routes goods must have been carried from state to state; and many exclusive grants of ferriage had been granted across waters separating two states. He quotes from contemporaneous writings and congressional debates various opinions to the effect that Congress could not authorize or regulate land carriage within a state, and contends that the broad language of Marshall in Gibbons v. Ogden was not meant by him literally, but only as applied to navigation (pp. 70-98). He also thinks that the present decisions upon the subject of interstate commerce "go to the limit of federal power, and extension of present rules" (as by upholding federal interstate rate-making) "would be embarrassed by extraordinary cons...

Business Cycles: A Theoretical, Historical, And Statistical Analysis of the Capitalist Process

Schumpeter is without doubt one of the most influential economists of the 20th century. Business Cycles 1939 is considered his great work. We reprint the first edition published in 1939 in two volumes. In Business Cycles Schumpeter focuses powerfully on the historical role of technological innovation in accounting for the high degree of instability in capitalists societies. He aims to analyze empirically the actual process of economic development using historical and statistical material based on the theoretical framework he developed in earlier writings. He tried to integrate theory and history primarily by means of statistics. It is because he adopted the method of filling in the statistical contours with detailed industrial history that Business Cycles comprises two large volumes. A Classic work, not otherwise available in the original two volume format.

Business Cycles: A Theoretical, Historical, And Statistical Analysis of the Capitalist Process

Schumpeter is without doubt one of the most influential economists of the 20th century. Business Cycles 1939 is considered his great work. We reprint the first edition published in 1939 in two volumes. In Business Cycles Schumpeter focuses powerfully on the historical role of technological innovation in accounting for the high degree of instability in capitalists societies. He aims to analyze empirically the actual process of economic development using historical and statistical material based on the theoretical framework he developed in earlier writings. He tried to integrate theory and history primarily by means of statistics. It is because he adopted the method of filling in the statistical contours with detailed industrial history that Business Cycles comprises two large volumes. A Classic work, not otherwise available in the original two volume format.

The Journal of Political Economy (Volume 15 )

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1907 Excerpt: ... BOOK REVIEWS The Federal Power over Carriers and Corporations. By E. Parmalee Prentice. New York and London: The Mac millan Company, 1907. 8vo, pp. xii+244. This book is obviously, though not very frankly, a brief for those interested in denying to the federal government the constitutional power to regulate and control large corporations engaged in interstate transportation or trading. The author argues that at the time the Constitution was adopted the grant of power to Congress to regulate commerce with foreign nations among the several states, and with the Indian tribes was meant, as regards interstate transportation, to give only the power of regulating carriage by water, because, at the time, interstate carriage by land was utterly insignificant and could not have been in the minds of those adopting the Constitution as needing national regulation. Also, prior to 1824 when Gibbons v. Ogden was decided, a large number of stage monopolies over certain roads and between certain points had been granted by the states without protest, although over some of these routes goods must have been carried from state to state; and many exclusive grants of ferriage had been granted across waters separating two states. He quotes from contemporaneous writings and congressional debates various opinions to the effect that Congress could not authorize or regulate land carriage within a state, and contends that the broad language of Marshall in Gibbons v. Ogden was not meant by him literally, but only as applied to navigation (pp. 70-98). He also thinks that the present decisions upon the subject of interstate commerce "go to the limit of federal power, and extension of present rules" (as by upholding federal interstate rate-making) "would be embarrassed by extraordinary cons...

The Amazing Book is Not on Fire: The World of Dan and Phil

After setting their YouTube videos in viral motion, Dan and Phil share their extraordinary world with the readers in this book. Dan Howell, who constantly claims that he is not on fire (danisnotonfire) and Phil Lester, also known as Amazing Phil, are two popular YouTubers who have come together to share their bizarre world with fans through this book.

These colourful characters from UK are two of the most amusing comedians on the internet and coincidentally they are friends in real life. Their twisted take on random casual events leaves their viewers laughing out loud which explains their 11-million and more viewer community. Through the book, these young comedians share with their fans some exclusive behind-the-scene facts and also some secrets, which they might grow up to regret someday.

Phil discusses why he was such a weird kid while sharing some pages from his secret diary. Dan discovers why he has been such a fail so far. With their twisted advices on how to react in some common awkward situations and how to draw perfect cat whiskers, the reader also gets the inside story of when they met One Direction. Apart from all the madness and comical parts that make this book, there are also a lot of unseen colour photographs of the two touring around the world, their drawings and more.

About the author:

Dan Howell and Phil Lester: Two young YouTube vloggers and entertainers from the United Kingdom, Dan Howell and Phil Lester’s quirky comic videos about their lives and observations on the world have earned them the status of great comedy maestros with both of them sharing around 11-million viewers in their community.