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Abstract: Why nationalization? - The organization of nationalized industry - An analysis of problems of organization - The reorganization of nationalized industry.

Abstract: This book conveys the revolution in Bayesian statistics brought about by modern computing and simulation methods from a perspective that econometricians will find familiar. It works through the implications for econometric practice using practical examples and accessible computer software. Graduate students in economics will find it highly accessible. Practitioners steeped in classical econometric methods will find much that is new, exciting, and useful here as well.

Abstract: The sociology of imperialism - Social classes in an ethnically homogeneous environment.

Abstract: Wanted: a balanced society - The human material: biological roots and what grows out of them - Competition and security - Revolution in Economics: after Keynes what? - Toward a society of responsible individuals in responsible groups.

Abstract: Introduction - Capital, saving and investment - Profits - The theory of interest - The equilibrium of the firm in the use of capital - Summary and conclusion of part I - Capital formation in conventional societies - Newfoundland: a case study in economic development in a conventional society - Sector analysis: investment, income and prices - The theory of investment and certain concepts of cycle analysis - Conclusion.

Abstract: The political position of Finland 1914-1925 - Why did Finland escape the 1921 crisis? An experiment in analysis according to the quantity theory of money - Devaluation and the return of the gold standard at a new parity 1922-1925. A study of economic policy.

Abstract: Is economics a science? This distinguished and provocative book calls into question thè increasing tendency of economics to attach themselves to the coat-tails of the scientists. Thus it is not concerned with scientific method in economics, but with the relation of scientific method to economie method, of scientific explanation to economie explanation; for to discover thè cause of a phenomenon or of an event is to explain it. Although it is now fifty years since the author began to wri ...; [Read more...] Is economics a science? This distinguished and provocative book calls into question thè increasing tendency of economics to attach themselves to the coat-tails of the scientists. Thus it is not concerned with scientific method in economics, but with the relation of scientific method to economie method, of scientific explanation to economie explanation; for to discover thè cause of a phenomenon or of an event is to explain it. Although it is now fifty years since the author began to write on economics, he has succeeded in looking at economics from the outside and provided a book that examines causality in economics as one case of causality in generai. This unconventional approach throws new light on some basic concepts of economie theory. The place of statistical techniques in the sciences and in economics is examined and a corresponding distinction drawn.

Abstract: This essay has been written in the convinction that the methods of formal logic can be profitably used in the organization of social, political and legal thought. The author employs the basic ideas and techniques of currend modal logic in the construction of a general theory of action and interaction. The theory is applied to the investigation of a variety of related types of social or interpersonal power. The topics treated include social control and influence, punitive and normative ...; [Read more...] This essay has been written in the convinction that the methods of formal logic can be profitably used in the organization of social, political and legal thought. The author employs the basic ideas and techniques of currend modal logic in the construction of a general theory of action and interaction. The theory is applied to the investigation of a variety of related types of social or interpersonal power. The topics treated include social control and influence, punitive and normative action, and forms of power which pertain to both influence and normative action. There is also a full examination of rights on the basis of Hohfeld's analysis of fundamental legal concepts.
In the models advanced, exercise of power is viewed under certain hypotheses of consistency or rationality. These yield for example, such principles as that 'Ought' entails 'May' and that 'May' entails 'Can', and in combination with the logic of action they provide the tools by means of which interaction systems are analysed. Emphasis is throughout on the common logical structure of power relations in different systems. These reveal a systematic unity of thought in a field which has so far received little attention among logicians. The main results are presented in conveniently ordered diagrams which facilitate comparison and permit rapid reviews.