Henry Carter Adams 1899 The Science Of Finance Public Expenditures & Revenues

Description: Hardcover. 8vo. Published by Henry Holt & Co., New York. 1899. 573 pgs. First Edition/First Printing. Bound in brown cloth boards with titles present to the spine. Boards have shelf-wear present to the extremities (label removed from the spine; bookplate removed from the front pastedown). Number present to the front pastedown. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Henry Carter Adams (December 31, 1851 – August 11, 1921) was a U.S. economist and Professor of Political Economy and finance at the University of Michigan. Adams became a lecturer at Cornell, from 1880 to 1883, and associate professor of political science there, from 1883 to 1887, also lecturer on political science at the University of Michigan, from 1880 to 1887, and professor of political economy and finance there from 1887 until his death. He also became a lecturer at the Johns Hopkins University from 1880 to 1882. While at Cornell, he delivered an address on "The Labor Problem," which resulted in his dismissal from the Cornell faculty when a critic accused him of "sapping the foundations of our society." In his first year at Michigan he becoming head of the newly created Department of Economics. "For him economics was more than a study of data and statistics; he saw it as the very bone and sinews of our national life...." At Michigan, he also worked with John Dewey. He was appointed statistician of the Interstate Commerce Commission in 1887 and was in charge of the transportation department in the eleventh U.S. Census, 1890. He was elected a member of the International Statistical Institute, was president of the American Economic Association, from 1895 to 1897, vice-president of the American Statistical Association, secretary of the Michigan Political Science Association, and served as associate editor of the International Journal of Ethics. Henry Carter Adams 1899 The Science Of Finance Public Expenditures & Revenues Description Up For Sale Today is The Science Of Finance An Investigation Into Public Expenditures And Public Revenues by Henry Carter Adams Hardcover. 8vo. Published by Henry Holt & Co., New York. 1899. 573 pgs. First Edition/First Printing. Bound in brown cloth boards with titles present to the spine. Boards have shelf-wear present to the extremities (label removed from the spine; bookplate removed from the front pastedown). Number present to the front pastedown. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. FROM WIKIPEDIA: Henry Carter Adams (December 31, 1851 – August 11, 1921) was a U.S. economist and Professor of Political Economy and finance at the University of Michigan. Adams became a lecturer at Cornell, from 1880 to 1883, and associate professor of political science there, from 1883 to 1887, also lecturer on political science at the University of Michigan, from 1880 to 1887, and professor of political economy and finance there from 1887 until his death. He also became a lecturer at the Johns Hopkins University from 1880 to 1882. While at Cornell, he delivered an address on "The Labor Problem," which resulted in his dismissal from the Cornell faculty when a critic accused him of "sapping the foundations of our society." In his first year at Michigan he becoming head of the newly created Department of Economics. "For him economics was more than a study of data and statistics; he saw it as the very bone and sinews of our national life...." At Michigan, he also worked with John Dewey. He was appointed statistician of the Interstate Commerce Commission in 1887 and was in charge of the transportation department in the eleventh U.S. Census, 1890. He was elected a member of the International Statistical Institute, was president of the American Economic Association, from 1895 to 1897, vice-president of the American Statistical Association, secretary of the Michigan Political Science Association, and served as associate editor of the International Journal of Ethics. OUR MISSION STATEMENT: Our goal is to provide the best books for the lowest prices. We understand that you have more choices than ever to buy books, so we strive to provide the best service, accurate descriptions, the cheapest shipping and the best customer service in the realm of bookselling. Thank you for visiting this listing and we hope to see you again soon! 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