Progress and Poverty: An Inquiry in the Cause of Industrial Depressions and of Increase of Want with Increase of Wealth... The Remedy
by Henry George
Description
This influential work examines the paradox of industrial progress: how expanding wealth and technological advancement can coexist with poverty, unemployment, and economic insecurity. It traces these conditions to the unequal distribution of land and the concentration of economic gains, offering a bold critique of prevailing ideas about rent, wages, and capital. The author argues for a reform centered on capturing the socially created value of land for public benefit, presenting it as a path toward greater opportunity and economic justice. Combining political economy, social criticism, and reformist vision, the book remains a landmark in debates about inequality, taxation, and the relationship between prosperity and shared well-being.
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paperback
Robert Schalkenbach Foundation
Published Jan 1, 1997
599 pages
ISBN: 9780911312584
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First Published
1879
Language
eng
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