The Economic Consequences of the PeaceMacmillan, 1920 - 279 páginas A sever economic critique of the 1920 Treaty of Versailles written by the famous economist, who was a member of the British peace delegation until he quit with disgust. |
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... future of human society ; yet the air whispered that the word was not flesh , that it was futile , insignificant , of no effect , dissociated from events ; and one felt most strongly the impression , described by Tolstoy in War and ...
... future of human society ; yet the air whispered that the word was not flesh , that it was futile , insignificant , of no effect , dissociated from events ; and one felt most strongly the impression , described by Tolstoy in War and ...
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... future security and improvement of the race , in fact for " progress . " If only the cake were not cut but was allowed to grow in the geometrical proportion predicted by Malthus of population , but not less true of compound interest ...
... future security and improvement of the race , in fact for " progress . " If only the cake were not cut but was allowed to grow in the geometrical proportion predicted by Malthus of population , but not less true of compound interest ...
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... future , may seek to enjoy more fully their liberties of con- sumption so long as they last , and thus precipitate the hour of their confiscation . IV . The Relation of the Old World to the New The accumulative habits of Europe before ...
... future , may seek to enjoy more fully their liberties of con- sumption so long as they last , and thus precipitate the hour of their confiscation . IV . The Relation of the Old World to the New The accumulative habits of Europe before ...
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... future position re- mained precarious in the eyes of one who took the view that European civil war is to be regarded as a normal , or at least a recurrent , state of affairs for the future , and that the sort of conflicts between ...
... future position re- mained precarious in the eyes of one who took the view that European civil war is to be regarded as a normal , or at least a recurrent , state of affairs for the future , and that the sort of conflicts between ...
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... future . He sees the issue in terms of France and Germany , not of humanity and of European civilisation struggling forwards to a new order . The war has bitten into his conscious- ness somewhat differently from ours , and he neither ...
... future . He sees the issue in terms of France and Germany , not of humanity and of European civilisation struggling forwards to a new order . The war has bitten into his conscious- ness somewhat differently from ours , and he neither ...
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Allied and Associated Allied Governments allowed Alsace-Lorraine America amount Annex annual Armistice Article Associated Powers Austria Austria-Hungary bearer bonds Belgian Belgium believe Britain British Bulgaria capacity to pay capital ceded cent civilian claims clauses Clemenceau coal cost Council countries currency damage debt demand economic effect enemy estimate Europe European excess exchange exports figure foreign Fourteen Points France French frontiers further future German Government German nationals Germany Germany's capacity gold Hungary imports increase indemnity industrial interest investments Italy labour League of Nations less liability loans Lorraine loss ment milliard million organisation output Paris payment Peace Poland population possible pre-war present Treaty President Prime Minister production provisions Reichsbank Reparation Chapter Reparation Commission representatives Rhine Russia Saar securities Serbia substantial supplies surplus surrender territory tion tons trade United Kingdom Upper Silesia wealth whole
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Página 242 - Treaty, decisions at any meeting of the Assembly or of the Council shall require the agreement of all the Members of the League represented at the meeting.
Página 56 - The removal, so far as possible, of all economic barriers and the establishment of an equality of, trade conditions among all the nations consenting to the peace and associating themselves for its maintenance.
Página 140 - The Allied and Associated Governments affirm and Germany accepts the responsibility of Germany and her allies for causing all the loss and damage to which the Allied and Associated Governments and their nationals have been subjected as a consequence of the war imposed upon them by the aggression of Germany and her allies.
Página 242 - The Assembly may from time to time advise the reconsideration by Members of the League of treaties which have become inapplicable and the consideration of international conditions whose continuance might endanger the peace of the world.
Página 49 - The Allied and Associated Governments, however, require, and Germany undertakes, that she will make compensation for all damage done to the civilian population of the Allied and Associated Powers and to their property...
Página 243 - The Members of the League undertake to respect and preserve as against external aggression the territorial integrity and existing political independence of all Members of the League. In case of any such aggression or in case of any threat or danger of such aggression the Council shall advise upon the means by which this obligation shall be fulfilled.
Página 9 - The inhabitant of London could order by telephone, sipping his morning tea in bed, the various products of the whole earth, in such quantity as he might see fit, and reasonably expect their early delivery upon his doorstep; he could at the same moment and by the same means adventure his wealth in the natural resources and new enterprises of any quarter of the world...
Página 58 - Third, there can be no leagues or alliances or special covenants and understandings within the general and common family of the League of Nations; Fourth, and more specifically, there can be no special, selfish economic combinations within the League and no employment of any form of economic boycott or exclusion except as the power of economic penalty by exclusion from the markets of the world may be vested in the League of Nations itself as a means of discipline and control...
Página 202 - In case either during the occupation or after the expiration of the fifteen years referred to above the Reparation Commission finds that Germany refuses to observe the whole or part of her obligations under the present Treaty with regard to reparation, the whole or part of the areas specified in Article 429 will be re-occupied immediately by the Allied and Associated forces.
Página 279 - They dare not devise good for man's estate, And yet they know not that they do not dare. The good want power, but to weep barren tears. The powerful goodness want: worse need for them. The wise want love; and those who love want wisdom; And all best things are thus confused to ill. Many are strong and rich, and would be just, But live among their suffering fellowmen As if none felt: they know not what they do.