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Colbourne, Maurice Dale (1894-1950) [info]. The meaning of Social Credit. Edmonton: Social Credit Board, [1935].

Physical description: 284 p.; 19 cm.

Language: English

Also published, 1st edition, London: Figurehead, November 1933; 4th revised edition, London: Figurehead, November 1935; 5th edition, Bullsbrook, Western Australia: Veritas, 1983. Colbourne developed an earlier work of his, Unemployment or war (New York: Coward-McCann, 1928), which includes discussion of Douglas' economic theory, into Economic nationalism (London: Figurehead, 1933, 2nd edition, London: Figurehead, 1934); which he revised to become, 4th revised edition, The meaning of Social Credit . John A. Irving, in The Social Credit movement in Alberta , says it was Unemployment or war , along with pressure from an acquaintance, Charles M. Scarborough, which convinced Aberhart that Social Credit was the solution to unemployment, while he was still a teacher. Among Colbourne's other works on economics is, The sanity of Social Credit , 1st printing, London: Stanley Nott, June 1935, 2nd printing October 1935; and Toronto: W. Dawson Subscription Service, [1935]. Most of this work was first delivered as a lecture to the London Social Credit Club in 1935.

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• Money

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