Essays on Some Unsettled Questions of Political Economy

by John Stuart Mill

Overview

In this 1844 collection of essays, most of which had not been previously published, one of the foremost figures of Western intellectual thought in the late 19th century tackles some technical matters of economics regarding international commerce and consumption. Required reading for anyone wishing a thorough foundation in modern economics, this work includes the essays: . "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" English philosopher and politician JOHN STUART MILL (1806-1873) served as an administrator in the East Indian Company from 1823 to 1858, and as a member of parliament from 1865 to 1868. Among his essays on a wide range of political and social thought are Principles of Political Economy (1848), Considerations on Representative Government (1861), and The Subjection of Women (1869).

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781604505566
Publisher:	Serenity Publishers, LLC
Publication date:	10/29/2008
Pages:	140
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.33(d)

About the Author

Geboren am 20.05.1806 in Pentonville/London, gestorben am 08.05.1873 in Avignon.

John Stuart Mill war ein englischer Philosoph und Ökonom und einer der einflussreichsten liberalen Denker des 19. Jahrhunderts. Er war Anhänger des Utilitarismus, der von dem Lehrer und Freund seines Vaters, Jeremy Bentham, entwickelt wurde. Er kann zur klassichen Ökonomie gezählt werden und gilt als Vollender des klassischen Systems, zugleich als sozialer Refomer.