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Excerpt from Prices: An Inquiry Into Prices in New Zealand, 1891 1919 But, especially since 1895 - 96, when prices began to 'rise all over the world, the aspect of the question that has come into prominence is the in¿uence of prices on the consumer - the problem commonly known as the cost of living. It is said that the pinching shoe of rising prices has been at the root of much social discontent, especially since the variations in prices, so far as they affect the cost of living, are of particular individual concern. TO the average man no subject is of greater interest than that which directly touches his pocket and modifies his spending-power. The question has been all the more prominent during the last four or five years, when the abnormal conditions of war have sharply accentuated the general tendencies which were noticeable before. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.