About this book
War-Time Financial Problems by Hartley Withers cuts through the chaos of conflict to explain how governments, banks, and markets navigate the extraordinary fiscal strains of war. Drawing on early 20th-century experience, Withers examines the practical puzzles of raising revenue, managing public debt, stabilizing the money market, and confronting inflation—topics at the heart of economics and political economy and rendered through vivid wartime stories and case studies. He traces the mechanics of taxation, borrowing, and central-bank action, and explores the political choices that shape economic outcomes when normal commerce is subordinated to national survival. Withers’ clear, journalistic prose makes complex institutional issues accessible without sacrificing analytical depth. The book situates technical financial debates in their broader social and political context, showing how policy decisions reverberate across industry, labor, and everyday life. Essential reading for listeners interested in economic history, public finance, or the practical dilemmas of wartime policymaking, this audiobook offers timely lessons for students, historians, policymakers, and investors seeking a lucid guide to how states fund and survive conflict.
