Principles of Political Economy And Chapters on Socialism by John Stuart Mill, Jonathan Riley (Editor)
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- Pub. Date: February 1999
- 450pp
- Sales Rank: 353,776
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: February 1999
- Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
- Format: Paperback, 450pp
- Sales Rank: 353,776
- Series: Oxford World's Classics Series
- ISBN-13: 9780192836724
- ISBN: 0192836722
Synopsis
This volume unites, for the first time, Books IV and V of Mill's great treatise on political economy with his fragmentary Chapters on Socialism. It shows him applying his classical economic theory to policy questions of lasting concern: the desirability of sustained growth of national wealth and population, the merits of capitalism versus socialism, and the suitable scope of government intervention in the competitive market economy. His answers to those questions have profound relevance today, and they serve to illustrate the enduring power and imagination of his distinctive liberal utilitarian philosophy. The lucid introduction and explanatory notes clarify Mill's philosophy in relation to his economic theory, and make full use of the most recent scholarship.
Biography
Jonathan Riley is Associate Professor, Murphy Institute, Tulane University. He is also the author of Liberal Utilitarianism: Social Choice Theory and J. S. Mill's Philosophy (OUP, 1988).
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February 26, 2003: Mill's work on Political Economy is a good comprehensive look at the classical school. Not an interesting read if you are familiar with the works of Ricardo, and Smith. Very few new ideas are presented in this work, however an influence is seen from this work to the works of Mises. Mill is, as he often is, a wordy but very accomplished writer.
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