ABSTRACT

Originally published in 1919, A primer of National Finance discusses elements of financial principles with reference to facts and figures of British National Finance, Britain’s financial position and general outline of where finances stood at the time of publication. Higgs aims to explain essential information about the political economy in a simple and concise way to reach a wider audience on issues related to wealth and production. This title will be of interest to students of Economics and Political History.

chapter I|9 pages

Introductory

chapter II|23 pages

Financial Statistics

chapter III|19 pages

The Expenditure of Government

chapter IV|24 pages

The Revenue of Government

chapter V|9 pages

National Debt

chapter VI|13 pages

Local Finance

chapter VII|51 pages

The Budget of 1919