Principles of Political Economy: With Some of Their Applications to Social Philosophy, Booksiv & V

by John Stuart Mill

Book Overview

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0140432604
• ISBN13: 9780140432602
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: Penguin Group
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 5.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 7.7"

Customer Reviews

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Mill is the great synthesis of nineteenth-century economics. The Principles are tedious at times, but provide a generally illuminating account of the ways nineteenth-century citizens reconciled themselves to an increasingly quantified world. Mill engages usefully with most major economic theories of his time, including inheritance rights, speculation, taxation, and the well-being of the working class. If you're using this edition for a historical or otherwise scholarly project, please be aware that it's based on the 1865, rather than 1848, edition. Some of Mill's revisions are substantial.

The Hobo Philosopher

This is a very good and very pertinent book. If the people of the time had paid more attention to Mill as opposed to Ricardo and then Marx our world would definitely have been a safer and more peaceful place. Mill has some very sound economic ideas. His ideas are not only reasonable and rational they are possible, compassionate and much more sensible that what we have today; ideas that should be revived and reviewed today. He has a number of interesting answers to basic economic problems. If economics is your passion don't miss this one. This man is no dummy. Books written by Richard Noble - The Hobo Philosopher: "Hobo-ing America: A Workingman's Tour of the U.S.A.." "A Summer with Charlie" "A Little Something: Poetry and Prose "Honor Thy Father and Thy Mother" "The Eastpointer" Selections from award winning column. "Noble Notes on Famous Folks" Humor, satire, facts.