Economic stability in the post-war world : the conditions of prosperity after the transition from war to peace. Report of the Delegation on Economic Depressions, part. II. / Special Delegation for the Study of Economic Depressions.

[Communicated to the Council and the Members of the League]

Official No.:C.1.M.1.1945.II.A.

List of diagrams, 10. -- List of tables, 12. -- Preface, 13. -- Introduction, 15. -- Section I. The Nature of Depressions. Chapter I. Structural factors, 25. -- Chapter II. Types of Depressions, 42. -- Chapter III. The mechanism of cyclical fluctuations, 46. -- Chapter IV. The strategic role of investment, 50. -- Chapter V. Depressions and primary production, 76. -- Chapter VI. International spread of booms and depressions, 87. -- Section II. Anti-Depression policies. Chapter VII. Regulation of total expenditure, 111. -- Chapter VIII. Constituents of national expenditure, 120. -- Chapter IX. Private consumption expenditure, 136. -- Chapter X. Private investment, 136. -- Chapter XI. Credit policy and the stabilization of total expenditure, 153. -- Chapter XII. Public expenditure and fiscal policy, 163. -- Chapter XIII. Foreign investment, 189. -- Chapter XIV. Employment and inflation, 201. -- Chapter XV. Unemployment in special areas and industries, 215. -- Chapter XVI. Unemployment due to chronic depression, 224. -- Chapter XVII. International monetary implications of national anti-depression measures, 230. -- Chapter XVIII. National anti-depression measures in raw material and food producing countries, 250. -- Chapter XIX. International anti-depression measures for raw material and food producing countries, 265. -- Chapter XX. International administration and Co-ordination of contra-cyclical policies, 276. -- Chapter XXI. Summary and conclusions, 291.