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BORTKIEWICZ (L. von). Wertrechnung und Preisrechnung im Marx'schen System. III. Archiv f. Sozialw., 1907, Heft 3. CROZIER (J. B.). A Challenge to Socialism. Fortn. Rev., Jan. ENSOR (R. C. K.). The International Socialist Congress. Albany Rev., Oct. [A review of the proceedings at the Stuttgart Congress.]

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[In Staatsw. Abhandl. des Seminars zu Strassburg.] MEAD (E.). Irrigation in Northern Italy. Part 2. London: Wesley. 1907. 8vo. pp. 86. 3s. MOMMEJA (F.). À travers le Midi. Avril-Octobre 1907. Paris: Roustan. 1908. 3 fr.

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NEPPI MODONA (L.). Alcuni fattori della rigenerazione economica in Irlanda, e le condizioni della proprietà rurale e della cooperazione agricola in alcune Florence: provincie italiane.

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CUNNINGHAM (W.). Back to the Land. Econ. Rev., Oct. [Points out, effectively, the weaknesses of the Small Holdings Act as a solution of the agricultural problem.]

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FAIRCHILD (H. P.). Distribution of Immigrants. Yale Rev., Nov. [A criticism of Professor Willcox's paper on this subject in the Quarterly Journal of Economics. The present writer believes that the evidence is still strong that im

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BUNAU-VARILLA (P.). Le détroit de Panama. Documents relatifs à la solution parfaite du problème de Panama. Paris: Dunod et Pinat. 1907. pp. 205. 10 fr.

[Criticises the first three years of American administration.] DUNMORE (Walter T.). Should Ship Subsidies be offered by the Government of the United States? Boston: Houghton, Mifflin. 1907. pp. 137. $1.

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JAPIOT (M.). Les chemins de fer américains. Matériel et traction. Paris: Dunod et Pinat. 12.50 fr.

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MERRITT (Albert N.). Federal Regulation of Railway Rates. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin. 1907. pp. 252. $1.

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FAGAN (J. O). Confessions of a Railroad Signalman. Atlantic, Jan. [Declares that the major part of railroad accidents is due to failure of employees rigidly to obey the rules; and that discretion in this matter is tacitly permitted by the railroad company.] GEIGEL (D. F.). Gegen die preuss

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INAMA-STERNEGG (J. P.). Die neuen Seeschiffahrtsgesetze Oesterreichs. Jahrb. f. Gesetzg., 1907, Heft 4.

MONTAGUE (G. H.). The Transportation Phase of the Oil Industry. Journ. Polit. Econ., Oct. [A review of the Bureau of Corporations recent reports both as to railways and pipe lines, the trend being in defence of the Standard Oil Company.]

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Bosc (L.).

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CUNNINGHAM (W.). The Free Trade Movement. Second edition. Cambridge, Eng.: Camb. Univ. Press. 1905. pp. 212. 2s. 6d.

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ASHLEY (W. J.). La conférence impériale brittanique de 1907. Rev. Econ. Intern., Dec. [Favors preferential tariffs within the empire.]

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SWART (F.). Zwanzig Jahre deutscher Kulturarbeit, Tätigkeit und Aufgaben neupreussischer Kolonisation in Westpreussen und Posen, 1886-1906. Jahrb. f. Gesetzg., 1907, Heft 4. UHRY (A.). La mise en valeur de l'Australie envisagée dans ses rapports avec le marché extérieur. Rev. Econ. Intern., Dec. VIALLATE (A.). La politique commerciale du Canada, 1845-1907. Rev. Écon. Intern., Dec.

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