Originally published in 1919, A primer of National Finance discusses elements of financial principles with reference to facts and figures of British National Finance, Britain's financial position and general outline of where finances stood at the time of publication. Higgs aims to explain essential information about the political economy in a simple and concise way to reach a wider audience on issues related to wealth and production. This title will be of interest to students of Economics and Political History.

1. Introductory 2. Financial Statistics 3. The Expenditure of Government 4. The Revenue of Government 5. The National Debt 6. Local Finance 7. The Budget of 1919; Appendix; Note on Further Reading; Index