Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction -- Part I: Theory -- 2. Consumption: The Welfare of the Representative Consumer -- 3. Consumption: The Welfare of the Community -- 4. Consumption: The Productive Capacity of the Economy -- 5. Investment -- 6. Depreciation -- 7....

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