Publications Of The American Economic Association 1891 Vol 6 Classic Reprint

Author : American Economic Association
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781334761010
Total Pages : 740 pages
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Download or read book Publications of the American Economic Association, 1906, Vol. 7 (Classic Reprint) written by American Economic Association and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-12-24 with total page 740 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Publications of the American Economic Association, 1906, Vol. 7 In considering these questions I shall have in mind primarily the kind Of person described in our books as the captain of industry the manager Of large affairs, the successful man. The qualities which this sort Of person must possess, and the nature Of the Operations he con ducts, have been abundantly discussed in recent eco nomic literature. But more has been said Of the 'things that he does than Of the motives that lead him to do them. The desire for wealth which actuates him is, as Cliffe Leslie long ago remarked, not a simple motive, but a very complex one, made up Of all sorts of differing passions and instincts. In trying to analyze him I confess to have something Of the feeling which the natural ist must have when called on to examine and classify an ichthyosaurus or a megatherium, - a huge and elaborate monster, doubtless very terrible in the real world, and not to be dissected even in the Scholar's laboratory with out fear and trembling. Yet deliberate examination may be expected to Show that, however strange on first inspection, and however striking as a species by himself, this remarkable sort Of person partakes Of the general characteristics Of the genus homo, and that his ways can be analyzed and laid bare like those Of the ordinary man. The several aspects or constituent elements Of the complex desire for wealth may be analyzed under four heads: first, love Of ease and comfort; second, desire for distinction; third, the impulse to activity; fourth, the passion for power and mastery. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.