This book constitutes a supplement to Alfred Marshall's Official Papers. It
focuses on the advice that Marshall offered to the British government in the
late nineteenth century. The topics covered include education, the role of
women, trade unions, unemployment, public enterprise, the quantity theory of
money, inflation and trade, benefits of free trade and dangers of protection.
The material offers valuable insights into policy thinking a century ago, with a
surprising degree of relevance to pressing policy issues today.