POLITICS AND ECONOMICS.
Politics and Progress. By Hammy Muir. (Methuen. 3s. 6d. net.) This little book is usefully constructive, and cannot be counted as one of those political treatises in which the authors either point out crying social evils without suggesting a remedy, or propound some hopelessly Utopian scheme. Neither is it irritatingly partisan. Professor Ramsay Muir's purpose seems to be, to give a comprehensive account of the political and social aims of Liberalism and to show that, as a political creed, it has a very well-defined position and stands in sharp contrast to Conservatism on the one hand, and Socialism on the other. The arrangement of the book is good. After a preliminary chapter on the alignment of Parties, the author goes on to analyse the evils which, in the Liberal view, stand out as being in greatest need of reform. He then presents a picture of an ideal society created by un- trammelled Liberalism, and finally, suggests the steps that are, in his opinion, necessary for immediate reforms ; in the meantime, having sketched briefly, for the benefit of the ignorant or of the prejudiced, the past achievements of Liberalism. The book is full of information which is master- fully put together, and alternated with some valuable con- structive suggestions.
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