The Science of Political Economy

Economist HENRY GEORGE (1839-1897) was at the height of his popularity in the 1880s and 1890s considered the third most famous American behind Mark Twain and Thomas Edison and his liberal philosophies on taxation copyrights poverty issues and more continue to influence progressive movements today. This is Georges grand overview of the science and philosophy of economics from the largest question-what do we mean by civilization?-to the most specific: what is the difference between money and wealth? A replica of a manuscript written in the 1890s and unpublished at the authors death this remains a vital resource for anyone wishing to understand economics from a financial legal and even moral perspective. ALSO FROM COSIMO: Georges Progress and Poverty The Condition of Labor A Perplexed Philosopher Protection or Free Trade and Social Problems