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The Conditions of Economic Progress.
by CLARK, Colin
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- Hardcover
- first
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Macmillan and Co., Ltd,, 1940. First edition, first impression. The Conditions of Economic Progress (later revised in 1951 and extended in 1957) "argued that progress involves shifts from primary into secondary and tertiary sectors, and he quantified the size of the movement and its resulting changes in income and productivity through intensive empirical study. Clark was a master of data assembly, possessing an uncanny ability to draw elegant and simple conclusions" (ODNB). Clark's works on national income were landmarks in national accounting; his estimates were greatly relied on by Keynes. Octavo. Original blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt. With dust jacket. Blindstamp of Roy Stuttard to front free endpaper; ink stamps "Research Dept." to front panel of jacket and to front free endaper; inked inscription dated 1989 to front pastedown. A fine copy, in near-fine jacket, light toning and soiling, minor rubbing at extremities.
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- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 146568
- Title
- The Conditions of Economic Progress.
- Author
- CLARK, Colin
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London: Macmillan and Co., Ltd,
- Date Published
- 1940
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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