.png){kind=logo}
22%OFF
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Principles of Political Economy and Chapters on Socialism
John Stuart Mill
€ 15.99
€ 12.54
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Principles of Political Economy and Chapters on Socialism
Paperback. Editor(s): Riley, Jonathan. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 130 x 34. Weight in Grams: 354.
This volume unites, for the first time, Books IV and V of Mill's great treatise on political economy with his fragmentary chapters on socialism. It shows him applying his classical economic theory to policy questions of abiding concern, particularly the desirability of sustained growth of national wealth and population versus a stationary state, the merits of capitalism versus socialism, and the expedient scope of government intervention in the competitive market economy. His answers to those questions have considerable relevance today, and they serve to illustrate the enduring power and imagination of his distinctive liberal utilitarian philosophy. ... Read more
This volume unites, for the first time, Books IV and V of Mill's great treatise on political economy with his fragmentary chapters on socialism. It shows him applying his classical economic theory to policy questions of abiding concern, particularly the desirability of sustained growth of national wealth and population versus a stationary state, the merits of capitalism versus socialism, and the expedient scope of government intervention in the competitive market economy. His answers to those questions have considerable relevance today, and they serve to illustrate the enduring power and imagination of his distinctive liberal utilitarian philosophy. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Series
Oxford World's Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
512
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199553914
SKU
V9780199553914
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-3
About John Stuart Mill
Jonathan Riley is Associate Professor, Murphy Institute, Tulane University. He is also the author of Liberal Utilitarianism: Social Choice Theory and J. S. Mill's Philosophy (OUP, 1988).
Reviews for Principles of Political Economy and Chapters on Socialism