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CONTENTS CHAPTER I MM INTBODUCTTON 1 CHAPTER II WEALTH 5 CHAPTER III CHANGES IN THE SOCIAL WEALTH OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE 13 The land supply 15 Urban land 15 Agricultural land 22 Grazing land 28 Forests 31 Mineral resources 33 Summary 40 The supply of capital 41 The supply of consumption goods 46 CHAPTER IV THE DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH AMONG FAMILIES 50 What distribution of wealth is best? 50 The existing distribution of wealth 64 Average wealth 103 xiii
