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The article compares the long-run earnings performance of major industries in the U.S. from 1935 to 1955. Financial data evaluated in this study include common stock capital, total capital, sales, earnings available to total capital, and earnings available to common stock capital. It is stated that the earnings rate on capital is a function of the profit margin and capital turnover. Companies evaluated were listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Industries evaluated include the chemical industry, the aircraft industry, and the oil industry. Differences in earnings patterns of the industries are discussed. Differences in earnings levels and patterns before and after World War II are discussed.

The article discusses relative efficiency and relative profitability of manufacturing companies in the United States. Efficiency is measured in cost, which becomes relative when it is complicated by the allocation of overhead, geographic location and wage differentials, and excess capacity. Profitability is based on the rate of return for an investment or equity segment. According to a Federal Trade Commission study on wartime costs and profits in the steel industry, the largest corporations have low accounting costs, but medium-sized companies are most profitable due to return on net worth. Topics include research on horizontal combinations of companies by Arthur Stone Dewing and cost studies in the rubber tires and other industries.

It is the purpose of this article to indicate, on the basis of available data, the essential features of the present French economy. In pointing out what its difficulties are today, however, I shall naturally have to emphasize what its difficulties have been during the past few years. Needless to say, the scope of the study is limited by space requirements. It will hardly be possible to paint a picture of the French economy in all its details. In particular, the intention is not to discuss the question of the economic and financial relations of France either with any particular country or with foreign countries in general, but rather to confine the examination to the domestic sector. Likewise, all political or semipolitical discussions as such will be avoided. This does not mean that it is advisable to neglect the repercussions which certain political measures may have had on the French economy. But I shall consider them only as facts, without engaging in a discussion beyond the scope of an unbiased and, I hope, dispassionate presentation. My purpose in making these limitations clear is dictated by a desire to be truthful, and to help the reader who sees and knows France only from a distance to gain an understanding of a situation which at first glance presents a good deal of complexity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses war contract profits during World War II and mentions the range of profit that is accepted as reasonable. Statutory factors from Section 403(a)(4)(A) of the Renegotiation Act of 1943 were considered in determining excessive profits--such as contractor efficiency, reasonable costs and profits, amount and source of capital employed as well as net worth and extent of risk, and type of business and its contribution to the war effort. Renegotiation and a taxing process for federal income and excess profit was an effective means for the United States government to recover refunds. Topics include research methods, data from government agencies such as the Navy Price Adjustment Board, and the percentage that contractors were allowed for operating profit.

The article reports on the concentration of power in business combines in Japan. The top holding companies or the holding companies plus their subsidiaries are combines that derive their power from intercorporate ownership, interlocking management, and restrictive contracts and arrangements. An economic purge--via an antimonopoly and combine-dissolution program developed by Supreme Commander of Allied Powers (SCAP) Douglas MacArthur--was an effort to democratize business in Japan and reduce the size of conglomerate corporations. Topics include the American policy document FEC-230, Holding Company Liquidation Commission, Excessive Concentrations of Economic Power legislation, and Japan's structure of combine enterprises, as well as equivalent organizations in the United States.

The article reports on business and economic conditions in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The region is principally an extractive and agricultural economy, which is supported by its human resources and by the manufacturing industry. The Pacific Northwest's population rate exceeds the national rate, but there are migratory movements and the median population age tends to be older. In general, the manufacturing industries are based on the area's raw-materials resources of forests and mines. Government and private enterprises invested in the electro-process plants that produce aluminum and other products. Topics include reconversion of industries to a peacetime economy, data for wages and salaries, and foreign trade out of the Puget Sound ports.

The article reports on the effects of currency reform in the Soviet Union on the citizens and the economy. Rationing of food and consumer goods in Russia, which began in 1941 when the country entered World War II, ended in 1947 when ration cards were abolished by reform legislation. Conversion of the ruble and public debt increased purchasing power and normalized the Russian economic system. Factors influencing economic reform were the inflationary pressures before and during the war, excess demand that caused higher prices, and expansion of the money supply after the war to finance reconstruction. The currency reform decree, which was released by the Council of Ministers and the Central Committee of the Communist Party, established a unified price system in the U.S.S.R.

The article discusses the United States economy, business conditions, and the standard of living in postwar America. The productivity and industrial capacity resulting from mobilization produced a higher level of per capita real purchasing power, which can be transformed into business opportunities during peacetime. The outlook for the 1948 market--after production catches up with deferred demand--will be a buyers' market for consumers who have surplus income for discretionary spending or saving. In order to maintain prosperity and full production, business must increase consumption levels by selling more. Topics include data for consumer purchasing power in the 1940s, as well as income and savings trends, and consumer debt.

The article reports on economic conditions in post-World War II Great Britain. The country's economic instability is blamed on inadequate production, which in attributed to insufficient labor output, a coal shortage, and deficient capital equipment. Loans meant to stabilize the economy were diluted by higher commodity prices, overseas military expenditures, and a shortage of dollars worldwide. Statistics show the amount of war damage and debt, Britain's manpower in the armed forces, size of the working population, and coal production. Topics include reasons why the United States should provide financial assistance to Great Britain, the British effort to reduce the amount of imported goods that have to be paid for with dollars or hard currency, and the imbalance in trade.

The article refers to a predicted recession in postwar United States and discusses nine points of weakness in American business. Improvements need to be made in: organizational structures that were expanded during wartime and are not economical for peacetime competition; the renewal of executive leadership because creativity was depleted during war production; creation of a unifying purpose for business in the reconversion period; the reduction of high production costs resulting from higher wages and reduced labor productivity; sales planning which needs to focus on creating a higher sales volume; and accounting methods that are inadequate for budgeting and cost control. Topics include the management audit for appraising a company's condition and a four-step management program.

The article mentions the industrial relations policy in the United States during World War II. Section 7 of the War Labor Disputes (Smith-Connally) Act defined the purpose of the National War Labor Board concerning labor disputes and arbitration, but did not give the Board any power to enforce compliance. Executive Order 9370 allowed the Board to apply sanctions against E.A. Laboratories Inc. and the San Francisco Machinists Lodge No. 68. The threat of plant seizure and government operation of an industry replaced collective bargaining. Topics include the government agency's procedure for strikes, two types of noncompliance, the role of the Director of Economic Stabilization in "petty" cases, and labor leaders who defied the Board such as James Petrillo and John L. Lewis.

The article refers to the Westinghouse Electric Corporation's Statistical Research Department and forecasts business conditions in the United States for three time periods--1947, 1948-1949, and 1950-1959. In the immediate future, wholesale prices will stabilize while employment, production, and national income will remain steady or rise. Manufacturing and consumer buying will decline in soft-goods and increase in durable-goods industries. In the intermediate period, relative economic stability is expected with the possibility of a mild recession due to a decline in new orders for durable goods. In the longer-term forecast, market instability and postwar cyclical swings are expected in the durable goods industry, as well as the possibility of depressed conditions in the mid-1950s.

The article is a case study of the radio industry in the United States during war and peacetime. Before World War II, the radio manufacturing industry consisted mainly of radio products for consumers and commercial broadcasting. The industry modified and expanded operations to meet military demand for wartime radio and radar equipment. The "Big Five" companies were Western Electric, General Electric, Westinghouse, RCA, and Bendix Aviation Corporation--plus the later addition of Philco and Raytheon. Topics include financial data for the industry, government agencies involved in war-production planning, problems caused by engineering, materials allocation, and patents, the types of equipment produced, and reconversion problems after the war.

The article discusses the annual report from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in the United States. The public financial policy and operations report for 1945 contains information about the V-loan program, which was managed by Federal Reserve Banks, as well as data on war finance and international trade during the war. The Federal Reserve's history includes policy decisions on the size of the gold reserve, eligibility rules for rediscount, a new standard for money, government spending on public works projects, and credit control. Topics are three inflation controls to check debt monetization and maintain prices on short-term securities, criticism of the agency's anti-inflationary strategy, and the rate on long-term bonds.

The article examines the economic integration of German-occupied territories in Europe during World War II. Germany strengthened the Wehrmacht by exploiting the natural, human, and industrial resources of the conquered countries and integrating their economies with the Reich. German forces, as well as German manufacturers, used contracts in occupied territories rather than directly taking over the manufacturing companies. The transmission of contracts, which was distinct from subcontracting within the Reich, was one of the three phases of economic relations during the occupation. Topics include German-French economic relations, Germany's Four-Year Plan and conversion method for industrial collaboration, and the advantages of German contracting for these occupied nations.

The article reports on American holdings in Germany, which were seized by Allies to take the place of money reparation and reduce Germany's potential for remilitarization, and mentions the procedure of filing compensation or recovery claims. A resource for information about war claims is the Inter-Allied Reparation Agency, which functions in the Western Zones but not in the U.S.S.R.-occupied Eastern Zone. Topics include the issue of whether American corporations should be compensated for their damaged subsidiaries and business losses, the Paris Agreement and United Nations reparations policy, looting during the Soviet occupation, the Potsdam Agreement, the U.S. Supreme Court and State Department's stance on international law, and the U.S. war-claims policy.

The article details the organizational structure of the Combined Production and Resources Board, which was developed to manage economic and military requirements for the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada. The Combined Production and Resources Board was organized around the concept of providing materials and equipment for the western Allies combined military command which was battling the Axis nations. One of the accomplishments of the Board, which was dissolved in 1945, was the success of its committees, such as the Truck Committee that analyzed the production of wheeled transport vehicles during World War II. Topics include problems caused by the British procurement requirements and factors contributing to the success of the international organization. INSET: Text of the Charter of the Combined Production and Resources....

The article reports on the $300 billion, interest-bearing, federal debt in postwar United States. The wartime debt policies guiding the Treasury included raising funds in a way that reduced inflation risk and keeping the cost of war finance at a reasonable level. The floating debt contains $82 billion of securities that mature in the next five years. Debt management should focus on repayment priorities, refunding terms, and a plan for the various classes of debt. Topics are five points of appraisal for making changes to the debt policy, why the Treasury resorted to short-dated or demand debt that could be refunded on a longer-term basis, a tax reduction strategy to promote business ownership of government bonds, and the Treasury's maintenance of the yield or "the interest curve."

The article mentions the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development whose objectives are reconstruction in war-damaged countries and economic development in underdeveloped nations. The Bank offers long-term loans that are financed by direct loans through its own capital or funds raised in private capital markets via debentures and by guaranteeing issues from foreign borrowers. The securities have investment qualities such as maturities, call features, sinking fund, and interest rates. Topics are eight advantages of debentures, four advantages of guaranteed issues, volume of subscriptions for the United States, Great Britain, Canada, Holland, Belgium, France, Norway, and Czechoslovakia, and data for bonds sold via the Austrian International Guaranteed Loan of 1923.

The article reports on the mill supply distributor and industrial purchasing in the United States. Industrial buyers' selection of a supplies source is based on their satisfaction with the quality of the product lines, product value, completeness of inventory stocks, order-handling and delivery service, and effectiveness of sales personnel. In competition for customer orders for supplies and maintenance materials, the mill supply distributor has an advantage over a direct-selling manufacturer--being a convenient, local source of inventory stock for normal and emergency requirements. Topics include specialist distributors, the impact of war conditions and materials shortages on inventory service, and two criticisms concerning mill supply distributors.

The article reports on the lease agreement, which can be a distribution or marketing tool in postwar United States. Advantages of rental agreements are controlled growth for the seller, broader distribution, reduced credit risk, control in the secondhand market, protection of patents, and higher margins that can result in more profit. The benefits to a buyer include hedging and protecting working capital. Examples include the airframe industry, which will have a surplus of government-owned airplanes, and tire manufacturing where the product is leased to vehicle fleets. The rental revenues of United Show Machinery Corporation and International Business Machines Corporation are mentioned, as well as their involvement in Supreme Court antitrust cases.

The article reports on the impact of World War II on urban transit systems in the United States. A study of war-production cities during 1940 to 1943 found that passenger use of street transit increased, along with the metropolitan population, operating revenue and expenses, and net operating income. Statistics are for the Los Angeles Railway Corporation, Portland Traction Company, San Francisco Market Street Railway Co., Municipal Railway of San Francisco, and Seattle Transit System, which is presented as a case study. Topics include loans from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Seattle's debt retirement, the national trend for the transit industry before the war, and the outlook for transportation needs in the postwar period.

The article mentions business conditions in prewar United States, factors affecting distribution costs and price controls in wartime, and the outlook for reconversion pricing. The major factors affecting the long-run upward trend for distribution costs are management efficiency, cyclical fluctuations, competition, the pattern of social, business, and market behaviors, and government control. The principles of functional integration and transfer of functions to consumer have given mail order houses, chain stores, and supermarkets a cost advantage. Topics include data for department stores taken from the "History of Macy's of New York, 1858-1919," the effect of business cycles on expense rates and gross margins, and a prediction that postwar distribution costs will rise.

The article reports on the outlook for international economic relations and leadership in postwar United States. Three major powers--Great Britain, Soviet Russia, and the United States--have control of the world economy after World War II. Although America is thought of as the greatest global influence on moral and economic recovery, Russia could surpass the U.S. in mass production and industrial capacity. Britain, whose imports include raw materials for industrial production, will have to increase its exports in order to stabilize its economy and meet short-term liabilities. The U.S. needs to take a leadership role in expanding world trade and foreign investment, which will contribute to American peacetime prosperity, full employment, and a high national income.

The article reports on the outlook for the aircraft manufacturing industry in postwar United States. Short-term reconversion problems include: lower sales volume and revenues plus obsolescence in the transport segment that will require new production; liquidation of wartime business; and disposal of surplus military aircraft. The commercial aeronautics segment is expected to exceed the transport market in ten years. Sales in private aircraft manufacturing will depend on technological progress and government programs for airport construction. Airlines will become competitive with surface carriers and ocean travel if air travel can be made less expensive. Topics include data for military and transport sales estimates and advantages in gasoline turbine power.

The article refers to a Good-Neighbor Policy and the outlook for economic relations between the United States and Latin America. The war stimulated intense industrial activity in Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Chile, and Colombia, so a strong demand for machinery is expected. Investment in Latin America is likely to take the form of partnerships using both foreign and local capital. Fiscal reform has led to personal and corporate income taxes in a majority of the Latin American republics. The reduction in demand for strategic materials will affect commodity prices and foreign trade in the postwar period. Topics include import trade, foreign exchange, the proposed International Monetary Fund, U.S. trading bloc, political instability during economic development, and anti-Americanism.

The article discusses the conversion of War Emergency pipelines for peacetime use in the United States. If there is a shortage of tankers, the two lines, which run from the Gulf Coast to the East Coast, could be used to move petroleum. If there is a surplus of tankers, the pipe lines could be used to transport natural gas. The Federal Power Commission would have jurisdiction over the rates and operation of the converted 20-inch and 24-inch pipe lines. Topics include the effect of the pipe-line tariff rate on tankers' operating cost, statistics on the annual sale and consumption of natural gas and manufactured gas, the potential of residential, commercial, and industrial markets, gas reserves, delivered costs, and national defense.

The authors discuss how the U.S. civilian economy should function during World War II. The authors evaluate how U.S. civilians can support U.S. military personnel from home. The authors cite statements made by Donald M. Nelson, chairman of the U.S. War Production Board, regarding the control of essential goods. Nelson calls for U.S. physician evaluations of what the minimum level of sustenance is in relation to civilian health. The authors argue that the U.S. government has not adopted a total war economy. They say the U.S. Congress should gather evidence pertaining to total war economy versus partial war economy. They say this is the only way the U.S. public can fully contribute to the war effort.

The article discusses five economic policies and suggests that the United States support a peace settlement, which has an international trade program that benefits the postwar economy in the U.S., as well as other countries. Global antirestriction policies and international collaboration have five advantages for the U.S.: food purchase agreements that support American farmers; new markets for American industrial products; support for U.S. export-trading interests via industrialization of emerging markets; raw-material purchase agreements that stabilize developing economies; and a high level of national income sustained by a domestic policy that supports America's role in international trade. Topics include cartels and statistics for imports and exports since 1901.

The article discusses business finance in postwar United States and a return to civilian production in American manufacturing industries. Corporations will reorganize, finance, or liquidate their businesses in the transition from war production to civilian industrial output. The conversion process will complicate the cash account with variable cash receipts inflow and changes in current assets and liabilities due to contract terminations or settlements on a large scale. Topics include excess profits tax and refunds, government-owned materials and surplus inventories, government guarantee V Loans, and the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Smaller War Plants Corporation, and Federal Reserve Banks.

The article discusses corporate tax reform in postwar United States and a potential shortage of working capital for industrial reconversion. If the carry-back procedure for business losses is revised, a shortage of working capital for reconversion will be avoided. Taxpayers can combine the carry-back and carry-over provisions to calculate income and excess profits tax liabilities on a five-year average. Topics include deductible surplus reserves, tax treatment of special wartime reserves, shorter amortization periods for emergency war production facilities, and early refund of the excess profits tax liabilities if it will be used for financing production and business conversions.

The article discusses the aircraft industry in the United States and readjustment during the postwar period. Changes in the war economy that can produce mass unemployment are sudden termination of government contracts and reduced valuation of existing inventories. The aircraft manufacturing industry could be challenged by bankruptcy and liquidation during the peacetime conversion. However, a study by investment firms suggests that reduced war production will not affect net working capital. Topics are the testimony of Ralph Damon before a House subcommittee, the loss-carry-back provision in tax law that could offset financial losses from contract cancellations, five reasons why companies are vulnerable to shrinkage, and seven ideas to strengthen the industry.

The article compares wartime and prewar industrial capacity in Canada. The transformed economy will need subsidies and protective tariffs in the postwar period to maintain or extend the export market for manufactured goods. Statistics are given for war production, including armored fighting vehicles, military trucks, aircraft and shipbuilding industries, exports for guns and ammunition, and the communication industry. Industrial mobilization and gradual diversification of Canadian industries led to a more self-contained economy that manufactured both war and nonmilitary products and relied less on imports. Topics are the opposition to new tariffs as a means for economic stabilization and an argument for subsidizing the domestic market in order to compete with foreign products.

The article proposes a system of private agreements that would ensure economic progress and world peace. A trend toward cartels, or industrial combinations based on national economies in the postwar era, could provide a balance to the power of labor movements, coordinate existing industrial capacity, and stop overproduction. Great Britain has the Cotton Spinning Industry Act of 1936, which allowed combinations to form in the textile industry. Topics include the Atlantic Charter and tariff systems, example of International Electric Lamp Cartel that operated under a patent system, the international wheat agreement in 1942 that dealt with the grain surplus, the Webb-Pomerene Act of 1918 in the United States, International Steel Rail Cartel of 1883, and international cartel courts.

The article predicts what U.S. economic conditions will be post World War II. Analysts speculate that the periods between the U.S. defeat of Germany and the surrender of Japan will be the most difficult for U.S. civilians. The need for industries providing war materials will cease. U.S. civilian goods will be shipped to Europe in relief efforts. Experts forecast an economic recession due to the probable shortage of consumer merchandise. The article cites three distinct points in the U.S.' postwar future. The first period, one of relief and rehabilitation in Europe and of war in the Far East, will begin in 1944 and end in 1945 or 1946. The second period, following the defeat of Japan, will be one of immediate postwar readjustment. The third period some time between 1946 and 1951 will be one of more gradual adjustment for the U.S. from war to peace.

The article examines the economic effects of World War II on the U.S. retail industry. The general increase of 12% in dollar sales of department stores throughout the U.S. is one aspect of wartime inflation. Experts predict that merchandise shortages will cause reduced comparative dollar sales in the retail industry. They speculate that the postwar period in the U.S. will see increased activity among new entrants in the field of retail merchandising. They say retail stores should plan ahead for the postwar business climate in the U.S.

The article discusses the U.S. government's focus on the disposition of federal property during World War II. Government interest in this problem arose due to shortages of materials for federal agencies not directly associated with the war effort and an examination of legislative policies for inevitable post-war surplus. The U.S. Congress has specific responsibility for the control of federal property in accordance with the U.S. Constitution. All U.S. government agencies have been directed to the U.S. Procurement Division's catalog of available surplus supplies before ordering new goods. Analysts say the government's experience gained through wartime should prove valuable in dealing with surpluses in the post-war era.

The article discusses civilian production concentration in the U.S. stove industry. At the outbreak of World War II, a concentration of civilian production arose from shortages of raw materials and labor and from the need for conservation of transportation facilities, fuel, and power. The heating and cooking stove industry has demonstrated that with sufficient safeguards, civilian production concentration is both desirable and realistic in wartime. Among these safeguards are the assurance of adequate raw materials to enable the producers to operate at maximum permitted rates and sufficient control over the distribution and sale of the finished products. Experts say postwar concentration and production in the U.S. is uncertain.

The article discusses the evolution of transportation systems in the U.S. Speculations on the future of air transport and the country's railway system post World War II are discussed. Analysts say technical innovations in the U.S. during World War II led to substantial increases in the safety and reliability of flying. The importance of air transport is based primarily on speed. Attention also needs to be paid to the economics behind air travel expansion. Experts say U.S. railways need to have a progressive attitude to compete with the airline industry. They recommend a focus on customer service. Analysts see limitless potential for the U.S. transportation industry in the post World War II era.

The article compares and contrasts England's system of taxation with the U.S.' system. Focus on the history of taxation in these countries and differences in interpretations are highlighted. Analysts say the U.S. taxes income recipients and, in contrast, England taxes the income itself. In England a corporation pays taxes only on undistributed income. The U.S. corporate tax legislation puts a premium on debt financing. Experts say the U.S.' taxation of corporations should be restructured in the post World War II period. They say the U.S.' definition of the corporation and corporate structure should become a less important element in the scheme of taxation.

The article discusses how banks can help to create more post World War II jobs in the U.S. Experts say this is dependent on a better understanding and exercise of the primary function of banks, a survey of additional uses of business capital, and a willingness to create new methods of banking. Analysts say banks need to create new opportunities or outlets for the use of credit and capital. Economic analysts outline ways that U.S. banks can help to facilitate the needs of those who have managerial and enterprise skills. Discussing the immediate postwar period and the long-run periods as one, the article focuses on the actions banks should take when war restraints upon business are removed.

The article discusses the history and objectives of the U.S. Controlled Materials Plan (CMP). The system was introduced in 1940 by the U.S. National Defense Commission in an attempt to control the distribution of scarce materials. It was refined in 1942 and stated the problem of material control could be solved by adjusting the production schedules to the supplies of steel, copper, and aluminum. The total supply of these materials was to be divided among 7 U.S. government agencies, known as Claimant Agencies. Analysts say the future of material control is dependent on a closer coordination of component scheduling with raw material scheduling. This process must then be simplified in order to provide flexibility in material and component allocations.

The article discusses various advertising approaches of U.S. manufacturers during World War II. Business analysts say it is wise to continue marketing if the absence of promotional pressure results in the decline of sales. They say it's also desirable to continue advertising if the war conditions are likely to cause a serious decline in brand preference. Experts say if there is little opportunity to maintain the pre-war standing of the brand, it is wise for a business to build up reserves for post-war sales. The expenditures for advertising would be made in the post-rationing period.

The article predicts what the population, industry, and commerce of New York City will look like post World War II. A state government committee surmised that New York City's small industries will be disrupted by wartime restrictions and as a result many would be forced out of business. The committee is also concerned for the state's competitive position within the U.S.' construction and machinery plants' sectors. In the housing field analysts say there should be no conflict of interest between the public and private sectors. The postwar period should provide ample opportunities for construction and reconstruction financing. New York City's postwar population increase is dependent on migration from other regions of the U.S.

The article discusses the events leading to government regulation in the paperboard industry. The author provides a detailed account of the day-to-day operations of a paperboard mill and how it interacts with the wastepaper industry. At the time of the writing of this article, there was a surplus of wastepaper in the paperboard industry, although, the author warns that this supply should be considered temporary. If wastepaper becomes scarce, pressure will be brought by dealers to raise the ceiling prices in order to bear the cost of collection. With public cooperation, however, there will be no need to raise the price in wastepaper. The author stresses that any relaxation in the collection of wastepaper will seriously hamper the war effort in the U.S.

The article discusses commodity rationing in the U.S. during World War II. Specifically the article examines the effect of rationing on U.S. businesses. The immediate effect of shortages and rationing on industry is decline in sales volumes, changing consumer buying habits, and rising marketing costs. Experts speculate that these changes will hit smaller U.S. retailers harder than large chains. Rationing also creates problems for businesses pertaining to quality control and labor management. Experts say the main issues result from shortages rather than rationing.

The article discusses a U.S. public opinion poll regarding labor and labor unions in the 1940's. A cross-section of U.S. adults surveyed said they want individual workers to have better working conditions, more security, and better wages. The respondents also said they were skeptical about the ability of labor unions to achieve these goals. According to the results, many average U.S. citizens believe labor unions are in need of reform. One cause for public uncertainty regarding labor unions is the widespread belief of union corruption. Experts say dislike for labor unions may also stem from objections to strikes, perceptions that unions are selfish, and the public's belief that unions maintain defensive and militant attitudes.

The author discusses an alleged food scare in the U.S during World War II. The author argues that a food scare is a good tactic to ensure the U.S. population has enough food during wartime. He discusses the strategies of other countries during wartime in regards to food acquisition. He discusses the important role food has in military health. The author acknowledges the importance of changes to the prevailing food consumption pattern and the adjustment of production programs to meet those changes. He says progress with food production will be directly related to the general global economy.

The article discusses the possible solutions for international raw materials acquisition post World War II. The issue is detailed in section Point IV of the Atlantic Charter between the U.S. and Great Britain. The charter suggests that access to global raw materials will be granted only so far as the materials are necessary for "economic prosperity" of all states. Other analysts say the removal of the threat of war will help to re-establish a functioning system of international exchange. They say that international commodity agreements must follow price and production policies which promote the expansion of consumption.

The article examines the relationship between industrial plants to working capital during World War II. Analysts say under war conditions it would be wise for U.S. corporations to reserve funds for depreciation. They also advise making plans for provisions in the post-war era. Experts predict that U.S. industrial companies will face problems in the administration of working capital for the remainder of this war period and four-five years into the post-war era. Various charts and diagrams are presented in relation to industry depreciation charges, business capital, and plant fund allocation.