â1920 - Dips Into The Near Futureâ is a 1917 work by English economist John Atkinson Hobson. It contains a number of satirical writings that predict what life and the world will be life in 1920, just three years after the first publication of this book. In these short satirical pieces, Hobson attempts to point out some of the hypocrisies of the 'Never-Endian' attitude which betrayed âevery cause of liberty at home in a war of libertyâ and claimed to âend a war by refusing every opportunity of making peaceâ. Contents include: âThe Aged Service Actâ, âReprisalsâ, âThe Laboratory of War-truthâ, âD.O.R.A.â, âThe Military Service (Females) Actâ, âWar-bondageâ, âWar Aimsâ, and âThe New Jerusalemâ. John Atkinson Hobson (1858 â 1940) was an English social scientist and economist most famous for his work on imperialismâwhich notably had an influence on Vladimir Leninâas well as his theory of underconsumption. His early work also questioned the classical theory of rent and predicted the Neoclassical \"marginal productivity\" theory of distribution. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition together with a specially-commissioned new introduction on World War I.
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