“Is invaluable to the student; it places in accessible form a mass of most important material, and heartily commends itself to the reader.” G. B. Mangold.

+ + – Ann. Am. Acad. 28: 182. Jl. ’06. 580w.

“There is scarcely a question of the day that does not have interesting light shed on it by one or more persons peculiarly fitted to discuss it. The book is an excellent disseminator of wholesome good sense and moderation.” W. E. C. W.

+ + Bibliotheca Sacra. 63: 196. Ja. ’06. 320w.

“It will furnish the raw material for a course in descriptive economics, and as such is a serviceable volume.”

+ Bookm. 22: 536. Ja. ’06. 130w.

“Despite the variety of material in the book, a fair amount of unity is preserved through Mr. Commons’s introduction, which adequately relates the chapters.”

+ Dial. 41: 40. Jl. 16, ’06. 190w.

“To any student of labor problems the book is indispensable.”