The Essence of Mill's Economics: Principles of Political Economy, Essays on Some Unsettled Questions of Political Economy, Socialism & The Slave Power

By John Stuart Mill
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This edition brings to you four outstanding works of John Stuart Mill, books which represent his economic philosophy in the best manner. In his work readers can observe his transformation from the supporter of free market to his acceptance of interventions in the economy, if there were sufficient utilitarian grounds. Alongside his economic philosophy Mill also discussed normative issues such as ideal systems of political economy, critiquing proposed systems such as communism and socialism. Contents: Principles of Political Economy A Sketch Of The History Of Political Economy Production Distribution Exchange Influence Of The Progress Of Society On Production And Distribution On The Influence Of Government Essays on Some Unsettled Questions of Political Economy Of the Laws of Interchange Between Nations; and the Distribution of the Gains of Commerce Among the Countries of the Commercial World Of the Influence of Consumption on Production On the Words Productive and Unproductive On Profits, and Interest On the Definition of Political Economy; and on the Method of Investigation Proper to It Socialism Socialist Objections to the Present Order of Society The Socialist Objections to the Present Order of Society Examined The Difficulties of Socialism The Idea of Private Property Not Fixed but Variable The Slave Power

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GenreBusiness and Economics, Politics and Government
Length36 hrs 51 mins
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Publish dateAug 26, 2017
LanguageEnglish

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1The Essence of Mill’s Economics: Principles of Political Economy, Essays on Some Unsettled Questions of Political Economy, Socialism & The Slave Power
2Preface
3Introductory
4A Sketch Of The History Of Political Economy
5Books For Consultation
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6Preliminary Riarks
7Book I Production
8Chapter I Of The Requisites Of Production
91. The Requisites of Production are Two: Labor, and Appropriate Natural Objects
102. The Second Requisite of Production, Labor
113. Of Capital as a Requisite of Production
12Chapter II Of Unproductive Labor
131. Definition of Productive and Unproductive Labor
142. Productive and Unproductive Consumption
153. Distinction Between Labor for the Supply of Productive Consumption and Labor for the Supply of Unproductive Consumption
16Chapter III Of Capital
171. Capital is Wealth Appropriated to Reproductive Employment
182. More Capital Devoted to Production than Actually Employed in it
193. Examination of Cases Illustrative of the Idea of Capital
20Chapter IV Fundamental Propositions Respecting Capital
211. Industry is Limited by Capital
222. Increase of Capital gives Increased Employment to Labor, Without Assignable Bounds
233. Capital is the result of Saving, and all Capital is Consumed
244. Capital is kept up by Perpetual Reproduction, as shown by the Recovery of Countries from Devastation
255. Effects of Defraying Government Expenditure by Loans
266. Demand for Commodities is not Demand for Labor
27Chapter V On Circulating And Fixed Capital
281. Fixed and Circulating Capital
292. Increase of Fixed Capital, when, at the Expense of Circulating, might be Detrimental to the Laborers
303. — This seldom, if ever, occurs
31Chapter VI Of Causes Affecting The Efficiency Of Production
321. General Causes of Superior Productiveness
332. Combination and Division of Labor Increase Productiveness
343. Advantages of Division of Labor
354. Production on a Large and Production on a Small Scale
36Chapter VII Of The Law Of The Increase Of Labor
371. The Law of the Increase of Production Depends on those of Three Elements — Labor. Capital, and Land
382. The Law of Population
393. By what Checks the Increase of Population is Practically Limited
40Chapter VIII Of The Law Of The Increase Of Capital
411. Means for Saving in the Surplus above Necessaries
422. Motive for Saving in the Surplus above Necessaries
433. Examples of Deficiency in the Strength of this Desire
444. Examples of Excess of this Desire
45Chapter IX Of The Law Of The Increase Of Production From Land
461. The Law of Production from the Soil, a Law of Diminishing Return in Proportion to the Increased Application of Labor and Capital
472. Antagonist Principle to the Law of Diminishing Return; the Progress of Improvements in Production
483. — In Railways
494. — In Manufactures
505. Law Holds True of Mining

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