The Development of English Thought - Softcover

Patten, Simon N.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1974586359 ISBN 13: 9781974586356

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017

Synopsis

Simon Nelson Patten (1852-1922) was an American economist and social theorist. He is credited with inventing the term social work. And with first expression of the idea of a society of affluence or abundance later also developed by another economist, John Kenneth Galbraith. Patten argued that "poverty could be abolished if (people) would accept values and restraints appropriate to an age of abundance - and discard (ideas) developed through centuries of scarcity." Industrialisation, according to Patten, ushered in a new age of abundance that he termed the "new basis of civilization" (the title of his best-known book). "Over the long run, he believed, economic advance would lead to cultural and spiritual uplife, as satiation with creature comforts and baser amusements would prompt the cultivation of higher aspirations and more refined tastes."

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About the Author:

At the time of original publication in 1904, Simon Nelson Patten (1852-1922) was Professor of Political Economy at the Wharton School of Finance and Economy at University of Pennsylvania. He also served as the President of the American Economics Association. He introduced the concept of the "consumer surplus" into modern economic theory. His other books include "The New Basis of Civilization," "The Social Basis of Religion," and "Culture and War."

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1974586359
• ISBN 13: 9781974586356
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 280