War-Time Financial Problems
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Who it's for
A good fit for
- Readers interested in the economic and fiscal history of the First World War
- Beginners who want to understand British financial debates and policy thinking in wartime
- Readers who enjoy financial commentary and want to learn how public finance arguments are written
- Those who may use it as historical material when studying the relationship between war and state finance
Not a good fit for
- Readers seeking a systematic contemporary textbook on public finance
- Professional researchers who need the latest data and policy analysis
- Readers who have difficulty reading English and lack background knowledge of history
Reading tips
- First learn the basic background of British finance and fiscal policy during the First World War, then read the individual commentaries to avoid taking them out of context.
- Read by theme rather than straight through, grouping chapters on money, credit, taxation and government spending.
- While reading, note the author's policy arguments and the data of the time, and distinguish historical context from analytical approaches that can be transferred.
- Read alongside other works on the economic history of the First World War to test the book's judgments and fill in later developments.
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About the author
Hartley Withers (1867–1950) was a British financial journalist and writer. He served as city editor of The Times and as editor of The Economist from 1916 to 1921. He was known for explaining money, banking and wartime finance in an accessible style, making specialised financial subjects understandable to general readers, and he wrote works including The Meaning of Money and International Finance. Three of his works are held in this collection: besides the financial titles War-Time Financial Problems and International Finance, there is also The Cathedral Church of Canterbury, showing that his writing interests were not confined to economics. Overall, he combined a journalist's practical concern with a public-facing manner of writing, and his works offer a useful reference for understanding British financial opinion in the early twentieth century.
