The Costs of the World War to the American People

Table of contents

• Title Page iii
• Editor's Preface v
• Author's Preface xi
• Contents xiii
• Introduction 1
• Chapter I - The United States in 1913-14 7
• Chapter II - The Period of Neutrality 22
• Chapter III - The Period of American Belligerency 30
• Chapter IV - The Aftermath of War 52
• Chapter V - The Nature of War Costs 69
• Chapter VI - The Nature of War Costs (continued) 86
• Chapter VII - The Evidence of Fiscal Outlays 99
• Chapter VIII - State, Local, and Private Expenses 118
• Chapter IX - How the Burden Was Borne: Evidence From Statistics of National Income And Production 122
• Chapter X - The Displacement of Man-Power 140
• Chapter XI - Shifts in Man-Power Vs. Shifts in Income 151
• Chapter XII - Effects of the War on The National Dividend 163
• Chapter XIII - The Toll of Death and Disability: Relief and Compensation 180
• Chapter XIV - Death and Disability: Financial Costs Vs. Economic Burdens 205
• Chapter XV - The War and Agriculture 227
• Chapter XVI - The War and the Railroads 235
• Chapter XVII - Shipping and Shipbuilding 247
• Chapter XVIII - The Northern Migration of Negroes 257
• Chapter XIX - Munitions and Allied Industries 262
• Chapter XX - Other Industries 272
• Conclusion. 275
• Chapter XXI - A Final Summary 278
• Appendix A - Treasury Estimate of War Expenditures 291
• Appendix B - Calculations of Economic Loss Through Death and Disability 298
• Index 309

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