Progress and Poverty, Volumes I and II by Henry George
"Progress and Poverty, Volumes I and II" by Henry George is a treatise published in 1879 that investigates a troubling paradox: why does poverty persist and even worsen alongside economic progress and technological advancement? George examines why economies cycle through booms and busts, arguing that land speculation and rising rents capture wealth that might otherwise flow to workers. His proposed remedy—a single tax on land values—sparked the Progressive Era and influenced reform
movements worldwide, selling millions of copies and reshaping political thought across multiple continents. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | George, Henry, 1839-1897 |
|---|---|
| Title |
Progress and Poverty, Volumes I and II An Inquiry into the Cause of Industrial Depressions and of Increase of Want with Increase of Wealth |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progress_and_Poverty |
| Credits | Carlo Traverso, Les Galloway and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 48.1 (College-level). Difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | HB: Social sciences: Economic theory, Demography |
| Subject | Economics |
| Subject | Single tax |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 55308 |
| Release Date | Aug 8, 2017 |
| Most Recently Updated | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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