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Principles of Political Economy with Some of Their Applications to Social Philosophy V2
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Principles of Political Economy with Some of Their Applications to Social Philosophy V2

John Stuart Mill
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  1. Volume 2 of 2. John Stuart Mill is one of the foremost representatives of utilitarian thought as well as one of the most influential of nineteenth century liberals. Influenced by his wife, Harriet Taylor, Mill developed a very humane version of utilitarianism that was sympathetic to women’s rights, labor unions, proportional representation, and other liberal themes. A collection of Mill’s treatises, this is Volume II of II. Contents Book III (con’t). Exchange: Of Money; Of the Value of Money, as dependent on Demand and Supply; Of the Value of Money, as dependent on Cost of Production; Of a Double Standard, and Subsidiary Coins; Of Credit as a Substitute for Money; Influence of Credit on Prices; Of an Inconvertible Paper Currency; Of Excess of Supply; Of a Measure of Value; Of some Peculiar Cases of Value; Of International Trade; Of International Values; Of Money, considered as an Imported Commodity; Of the Foreign Exchanges; Of the Distribution of the Precious Metals through the Commercial World; Influence of the Currency on the Exchanges and on Foreign Trade; Of the Rate of Interest; Of the Regulation of a Convertible Paper Currency; Of the Competition of different Countries in the same Market; and Of Distribution, as affected by Exchange. Contents Book IV. Influence of the Progress of Society on Production and Distribution: General Characteristics of a Progressive State of Wealth; Influence of the Progress of Industry and Population on Values and Prices; Influence of the Progress of Industry and Population on Rents, Profits, and Wages; Of the Tendency of Profits to a Minimum; Consequences of the Tendency of Profits to a Minimum; Of the Stationary State; and On the Probably Futurity of the Laboring Classes. Contents Book V. On the Influence of Government: Of the Functions of Government in general; Of the General Principles of Taxation; Of Direct Taxes; Of Taxes on Commodities; Of some other Taxes; Comparison between Direct and Indirect Taxation; Of a National Debt; Of the Ordinary Functions of Government considered as to their Economical Effects; Of Interferences of Government grounded in Erroneous Theories; Of the Grounds and Limits of the Laissez-faire or Non-Interference Principle. See the many other works by this author available from Kessinger Publishing. Volume 1 ISBN 0766188787.
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Format
Hardback
Publisher
Kessinger Publishing
Country
United States
Date
10 September 2010
Pages
624
ISBN
9781163211953
  1. Volume 2 of 2. John Stuart Mill is one of the foremost representatives of utilitarian thought as well as one of the most influential of nineteenth century liberals. Influenced by his wife, Harriet Taylor, Mill developed a very humane version of utilitarianism that was sympathetic to women’s rights, labor unions, proportional representation, and other liberal themes. A collection of Mill’s treatises, this is Volume II of II. Contents Book III (con’t). Exchange: Of Money; Of the Value of Money, as dependent on Demand and Supply; Of the Value of Money, as dependent on Cost of Production; Of a Double Standard, and Subsidiary Coins; Of Credit as a Substitute for Money; Influence of Credit on Prices; Of an Inconvertible Paper Currency; Of Excess of Supply; Of a Measure of Value; Of some Peculiar Cases of Value; Of International Trade; Of International Values; Of Money, considered as an Imported Commodity; Of the Foreign Exchanges; Of the Distribution of the Precious Metals through the Commercial World; Influence of the Currency on the Exchanges and on Foreign Trade; Of the Rate of Interest; Of the Regulation of a Convertible Paper Currency; Of the Competition of different Countries in the same Market; and Of Distribution, as affected by Exchange. Contents Book IV. Influence of the Progress of Society on Production and Distribution: General Characteristics of a Progressive State of Wealth; Influence of the Progress of Industry and Population on Values and Prices; Influence of the Progress of Industry and Population on Rents, Profits, and Wages; Of the Tendency of Profits to a Minimum; Consequences of the Tendency of Profits to a Minimum; Of the Stationary State; and On the Probably Futurity of the Laboring Classes. Contents Book V. On the Influence of Government: Of the Functions of Government in general; Of the General Principles of Taxation; Of Direct Taxes; Of Taxes on Commodities; Of some other Taxes; Comparison between Direct and Indirect Taxation; Of a National Debt; Of the Ordinary Functions of Government considered as to their Economical Effects; Of Interferences of Government grounded in Erroneous Theories; Of the Grounds and Limits of the Laissez-faire or Non-Interference Principle. See the many other works by this author available from Kessinger Publishing. Volume 1 ISBN 0766188787.
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Format
Hardback
Publisher
Kessinger Publishing
Country
United States
Date
10 September 2010
Pages
624
ISBN
9781163211953

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