Introduction to the Study of Economics (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Introduction to the Study of Economics<br><br>This work is designed for an introductory text-book of economic science. The first three chapters aim to familiarize the student with an orderly treatment of some leading facts in the economic history of the United States before the study of economic theory is commenced. Throughout the book economic principles are discussed with special reference to American conditions, and their workings are illustrated by frequent allusions to American experience.<br><br>Some of the chapters treat of topics that are extremely difficult. In such cases no attempt has been made to secure a false appearance of simplicity. The subject of public finance has been only incidentally touched upon. The author considers it impossible to discuss taxation satisfactorily without studying public expenditures also. To do this would have required more space than could be allotted to that subject.<br><br>When many important points of economic theory are unsettled, as is certainly the case at the present time, the preparation of a text-book is not an easy task.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.