The Trade Cycle is a book written by Ralph G. Hawtrey and published in 1926. The book is an in-depth analysis of the trade cycle, which refers to the recurring economic cycles of growth and contraction that occur in capitalist economies. Hawtrey examines the causes and effects of these cycles, and provides a theoretical framework for understanding their behavior. He argues that the trade cycle is caused by fluctuations in the supply of money and credit,...