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A Critique of John Maynard Keynes' Concept of the Propensity to Consume (open access)

A Critique of John Maynard Keynes' Concept of the Propensity to Consume

It will be a part of the purpose of this paper to show that Keynesian economics treats a closed economy in a static condition while American and British society in actuality exist in open economies in a dynamic condition. In scope this paper is limited to an appraisal of the first of the main concepts of John Maynard Keynes' General Theory. That is, this paper will be concerned only with the "Theory of the Propensity to Consume" and its ramifications.
Date: 1949
Creator: Ashby, James B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Crude Oil Pipe Lines: A Study of Economic Control (open access)

Crude Oil Pipe Lines: A Study of Economic Control

The present study does not represent a general investigation of all the various divisions of the transportation phase of the petroleum industry but a very small segment of the industry, i.e., crude oil pipe lines. Rather than being an examination of the technical operations of the industry the study is directed towards a consideration of the instrumentalities of control of interstate pipe line facilities exercised at the hands of major or integrated companies.
Date: 1947
Creator: Bass, Carlyle McCoy
System: The UNT Digital Library
Appeals Made to Employees to Influence Their Decision Regarding Collective Bargaining (open access)

Appeals Made to Employees to Influence Their Decision Regarding Collective Bargaining

The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the types of appeals made to employees by employers and labor organizations for the purpose of influencing the employees' decision with respect to accepting or rejecting collective bargaining, and classifying, as near as possible, the types of appeals.
Date: 1945
Creator: Boyd, Sulton J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Present Status of Sociology in Texas High Schools (open access)

The Present Status of Sociology in Texas High Schools

It is the purpose of this study to classify the high schools in the State of Texas offering accredited courses in sociology, and to make an analysis and evaluation of the textbooks that are on the recommended list for use in the secondary schools.
Date: 1940
Creator: Bryant, Stella Senor
System: The UNT Digital Library
Waste of Human Resources in Education (open access)

Waste of Human Resources in Education

The problem of this study is the non-utilization of human resources in the educational system, with concrete emphasis on the relationships between the value of human beings and the waste of human resources.
Date: 1949
Creator: Clotiaux, LeRoy Jean
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Need for Co-Operation Among Independent Food Retailers of Denton, Texas (open access)

The Need for Co-Operation Among Independent Food Retailers of Denton, Texas

It has become more and more evident that independent food retailers must co-ordinate their individual efforts if they are to gain an operating efficiency paralleling that of the corporate multiple-unit or chain system. Such co-ordination largely has taken three courses: (1) group buying clubs, (2) wholesale- sponsored voluntary chains, and (3) retailer-owned co-operative warehouses. It is the last of these that this study suggests as the most appropriate course for Denton independent retailers.
Date: June 1942
Creator: Cook, Herschell D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Some Aspects of Consumer Credit in the United States (open access)

Some Aspects of Consumer Credit in the United States

This study attempts to present a brief survey of the major aspects of consumer credit in the United States today: credit institutions in general, co-operative and non cooperative consumer credit agencies, and the regulation of such agencies. A special chapter is devoted to consumer credit in Texas, with emphasis upon the fight which certain Texas cities are making against the loan-shark evil.
Date: 1940
Creator: Daniel, Benge R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Communism in China (open access)

Communism in China

The purpose of this study is fourfold: to show why and how Communism is emerging in China; to explain the special characteristics of the Chinese Communists and their tactics; to indicate the effect of Communism on the people of China; and to attempt an analysis of the attitude the Chinese Communists manifest toward the United States and Russia. Special emphasis will be laid upon the conflict between the Kuomintang (Nationalists) led by Chiang K'aishek and the Communists led by Mao Tze-Tung.
Date: 1949
Creator: Dickie, Alex, Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Social Trends and Civic Education (open access)

Social Trends and Civic Education

This thesis attempts to answer the following questions: How is democracy threatened today? What are some of the specific issues of domestic and foreign policy which the American people face? Are citizens prepared to make intelligent choices on such matters? How does propaganda complicate the political process? Are the schools doing their part in preparing citizens for self-government? If not, why?
Date: 1941
Creator: Evans, Frank Bowen
System: The UNT Digital Library
Postwar World Wheat Cartels and Competitive Theory (open access)

Postwar World Wheat Cartels and Competitive Theory

The general problem examined in this study is that of competition versus administration in the determination of the price of wheat.
Date: 1949
Creator: Gates, Thomas Virgil
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Impact of the Second World War upon Agriculture in Henderson County, Texas (open access)

The Impact of the Second World War upon Agriculture in Henderson County, Texas

The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of the Second World War upon the agricultural economy of Henderson County, Texas, with primary emphasis upon the economic and social changes brought about by wartime conditions during the years 1940 through 1945.
Date: 1949
Creator: George, Willard H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Disposition of Disputed Cases, Involving Non-Basic Wage, Union Security, and Non-Wage Issues of the Oil Refining Industry by the Eighth Regional War Labor Board (open access)

Disposition of Disputed Cases, Involving Non-Basic Wage, Union Security, and Non-Wage Issues of the Oil Refining Industry by the Eighth Regional War Labor Board

This investigation is a study of the issues involved in the disputed cases pertaining to the Oil Refining Industry which were certified to the Eighth Regional War Labor Board serving Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana during World War II.
Date: 1947
Creator: Grubbs, Kenneth R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Economic Aspects of the Radio Broadcasting Industry (open access)

Economic Aspects of the Radio Broadcasting Industry

This thesis deals with the radio problem in an effort to determine some of the results of competition and why federal control has finally been imposed on the broadcasting industry.
Date: 1949
Creator: Hicks, Thomas L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Monopolies and Wastes in the Steel Industry (open access)

Monopolies and Wastes in the Steel Industry

The general problem involved in this study is one of resource utilization. The specific approach of this study shall take the form of an inquiry into the relation between monopoly and waste.
Date: 1948
Creator: Lentz, Oscar H., Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Organization and Development of Consumer Cooperatives in Plano, Texas (open access)

The Organization and Development of Consumer Cooperatives in Plano, Texas

The writer proposes in this study to make a survey of the organization and development of consumer cooperatives in Plano, Texas. Various phases of the development and present status of the consumer cooperatives are to be dealt with including history of organization, financial growth, operating procedure, management, benefits to the community, comparison with Rochdale Principles, and the reasons for the success of the cooperatives in the Plano community.
Date: August 1949
Creator: Marshall, Vada G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study of Grievance Procedure in Labor-Management Relations as it Operates within the Eighth Regional War Labor Board (open access)

A Study of Grievance Procedure in Labor-Management Relations as it Operates within the Eighth Regional War Labor Board

This investigation is a study of grievance machinery in industrial relations, as it operates within the Eighth Regional War Labor Board, which serves the states of Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana. By grievance machinery is meant the formal procedure through which the worker or his representative must proceed in order to get a grievance or complaint about working conditions, wages, or other items, heard and settled.
Date: 1945
Creator: Martin, Marie G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Analysis of the Sources of Tax Revenue of the State of Texas (open access)

An Analysis of the Sources of Tax Revenue of the State of Texas

The study proposes to analyze the tax sources of the State of Texas and to evaluate these sources on the basis of certain principles of sound taxation.
Date: 1947
Creator: McCloud, Leland W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A History of the First State Bank of Gladewater, Texas, and Its Economic Relationship with the Community (open access)

A History of the First State Bank of Gladewater, Texas, and Its Economic Relationship with the Community

The purpose of this thesis is to present a history of the founding, operations, services, and growth of the First State Bank of Gladewater,Texas, with special emphasis placed on the economic relationships between the bank and the community. The general problem in this thesis is to gather all the material and data pertaining to the organization, operation, and functions of the bank, with relation to the growth of the community and to present them in a readable coherent manner.
Date: June 1948
Creator: McLean, Billy B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Did the Construction of Lake Dallas Benefit or Injure Denton County from the Tax Valuation Standpoint (open access)

Did the Construction of Lake Dallas Benefit or Injure Denton County from the Tax Valuation Standpoint

The purpose of this investigation is to determine whether or not Denton County gained or lost from the construction of Lake Dallas from the tax valuation standpoint.
Date: 1948
Creator: Millar, Abram A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A History of the Labor Movement in the Oil Industry (open access)

A History of the Labor Movement in the Oil Industry

This is a study of the labor movement in the oil industry from an historical approach.
Date: 1942
Creator: Mullennix, Grady L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Economic Aspects of Prevailing Trends in Women's Education Programs (open access)

The Economic Aspects of Prevailing Trends in Women's Education Programs

This thesis discusses the results of a survey given to college women focusing on the various roles women must play, with a focus on their economic aspects.
Date: 1949
Creator: Mullennix, Patricia Ochsenbein
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Development of the Theory of Economic Law Prior to Classical Economics (open access)

The Development of the Theory of Economic Law Prior to Classical Economics

The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the origin and development of economic law. In doing this we may better determine whether our present theory of economic law is an element of scientific data or whether it merely leads to confusion and inconsistency. The purpose of this thesis is to see from where our ideas came, in the belief that confusion in a society is the result of the failure of ideas to correspond with reality.
Date: 1948
Creator: Pearson, John E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Workability of Monopoly in the Oil Industry (open access)

The Workability of Monopoly in the Oil Industry

In this thesis, the author examines the theory that competition in the oil industry is "unworkable" and looks at the development and current status of monopoly in the oil industry to determine whether or not monopoly is workable.
Date: 1949
Creator: Perkins, John Emmit
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Discount Operations of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (open access)

The Discount Operations of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

It is the purpose of this thesis to give a factual presentation of the operation of the discount system of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Texas, covering the years 1914 through 1935.
Date: 1947
Creator: Richardson, Jean
System: The UNT Digital Library