The multiplier theory / by Hugo Hegeland.

Preface, ix -- Chapter 1. The introduction of the multiplier theory into economics, 1 -- Chapter II. Further developments of the multiplier theory, 30 -- Chapter III. The multiplier theory in J. M. Keynes' theory of employment, 47 -- Chapter IV. Basic premises and methodological weaknesses in the Keynesian multiplier theory, 58 -- Chapter V. The basic difference between Kahn's and Keynes' application of the multiplier theory, 74 -- Chapter VI. Further criticism of the formulation of the Keynesian multiplier theory, 87 -- Chapter VII. The marginal propensity to consume and the multiplier, 104 -- Chapter VIII. The problem of lags, 123 -- Chapter IX. The problem of leakages, 141 -- Chapter X. Various multipliers, 153 -- Chapter XI. The multiplier and the rate of circulation of money, 187 -- Chapter XII. The multiplier theory and the acceleration principle, 200 -- Chapter XIII. The multiplier theory and government spending, 217 -- General conclusions, 251 -- List of names, 259.