Index:The Case for Capitalism (1920).djvu
Contents CHAPTER I The Existing Discontent—Rebuilding or Overturning?—The World that we want—The Need for greater Output to secure it—What System will give it to us? CHAPTER II Its Inequalities—Their bad Effects—Its Advantages, moral and material—The Reward of Effort—Value—The Power of the Consumer—Capitalism and the Democratic Principle. CHAPTER III Strength and Skill—Tools, Material and Time—Management—Readiness to face Failure—Crusoe's Example. CHAPTER IV Is the Capitalist a Thief?—The Service that he Renders—Messrs. Bernard Shaw and Ramsay Macdonald on Rent—Socially created Wealth—Mr. Macdonald on the Value of Capital—Ruskin and the Plane. CHAPTER V Does Capital rob Labour of "Surplus Value"?—Dr. Menger and Mr. Snowden—Back to Crusoe—Surplus Value largely produced by Capital—Shared in by Labour—The Advantages of High Wages. CHAPTER VI Great Increase in Population—And Output—Industrial and Scientific Progress—Financial Development—Labour's Share in these Benefits—Capitalism and Peace—Dr. Shadwell on Mediaeval and Modern Conditions. CHAPTER VII Socialism Defined—The Position of the Worker—Possible Improvement in Output—Possibilities of Friction—Question of Official Management—War's Experience—The Workers and the Government. CHAPTER VIII Mr. Robert Tressall's Description—Its Attractiveness—State Socialism flouted by the Guildsmen—Mr. Brace, M.P., on Bureaucratic Control. CHAPTER IX Its Resemblance to Syndicalism—Its Difficulties—Mr. Cole's Exposition—The Position of the State—"Degraded Status" of the Workers—Proposals for its Amendment—Would they work well?—"Catastrophic Action." CHAPTER X The Attack on "Surplus Value," Rent and Interest—Wages and Pay—Guild Membership—Possibly "worse off than we are"—The Pay of Hierarchs—Inter-Guild Friction—Dealing with the Capitalist. CHAPTER XI What Capitalism has done for us—Consumer's Freedom—Is Capitalism committing Suicide?—Its Mistakes in the Past—Labour as Capitalist—What might be. |
