02315cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000330011324500320014626400510017830000470022933600260027633700260030233800360032850000310036450801310039552012570052653400450178365300290182865300620185765300390191985600430195813045UtSlPG20260610133317.0mcr n260607r2004||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aHJ1 aWithers, Hartley,d1867-195010aWar-Time Financial Problems 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2004 a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats atextbtxt2rdacontent acomputerbc2rdamedia aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier aRelease date is 2004-07-29 aE-text prepared by the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team from images provided by the Million Book Project a"War-Time Financial Problems" by Hartley Withers is a detailed financial commentary written during the post-World War I era. The text reflects on the economic ramifications of the war and examines the financial policies adopted during this time, likely written in the late 1910s, as the world was emerging from the conflict and grappling with its effects on capital and commerce. The book addresses critical issues such as the creation of capital, war finance, and the implications of governmental monetary policies and taxation. At the start of this work, the author introduces the topic of the supply of capital and the conflicting views on its availability in the aftermath of the war. Withers explores concepts related to the definition of capital and suggests that the actual destruction of capital due to warfare may have been overstated. He emphasizes that saving is essential for capital creation, urges the importance of prudent taxation strategies, and points out the dangers of inflation and unsound financial practices. This opening portion sets the stage for a more profound analysis of how wartime financial practices could influence both immediate recovery and long-term economic stability. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nOriginal publication data not identified aFinance -- Great Britain aWorld War, 1914-1918 -- Economic aspects -- Great Britain aCurrency question -- Great Britain40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/13045