7–33625.
Prof. Meyer here resumes his study of the history of public ownership in Great Britain. It is a two-part story which the author tells of the British state telegraphs: the purchase of the telegraphs, in 1870, from the companies that had established the industry of telegraphy; and the subsequent conduct of the business of telegraphy by the government. “Both parts contain a record of fact and experience of importance to the American public at the present moment, when there is before them the proposal to embark upon the policy of the municipal ownership and operation of the so-called municipal public service industries.”
Meyer, Hugo Richard. Municipal ownership in Great Britain. *$1.50. Macmillan.
6–10877.
Descriptive note in Annual, 1906.
“So far as it goes, the book is a model in its way. No one need feel any doubt as to where the author stands. It shows an excellent grasp of the subject and is a scholarly, though somewhat uninteresting, presentation of the evidence from his own point of view. He no longer assumes the attitude of the judge, but rather that of the special pleader.” Garrett Droppers.
| + − | J. Pol. Econ. 15: 370. Je. ’07. 1850w. |
“The best that can be said of Professor Meyer’s book is that it is an able ‘ex parte’ statement of the case against municipal ownership in Great Britain.” Delos F. Wilcox.
| + | Pol. Sci. Q. 22: 528. S. ’07. 1950w. |
“A noteworthy contribution, to a vexed question. It is a careful and minute study, showing vast research and erudition. The work notwithstanding its appearance of great learning, will, in the opinion of the reviewers, fail to carry conviction to the reader. The prejudice of the author crops out too plainly at every turn. The book smacks more of the library than of the world of affairs.” John H. Gray.