Principles of Political Economy. This item is unavailable.Principles of Political Economy

Hardcover. 8vo. D. Appleton and Company, New York. 1884. 660 pgs. Maps. Bound in cloth pebbled boards. Boards have shelf-wear present to the extremities (boards chipped and worn). Previous owner's name present to the FFEP. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Principles of Political Economy, Mill's first major work in moral and political philosophy, provides a challenging, sometimes surprising account of Mill's views on many important topics: socialism, population, the status of women, the cultural bases of economic productivity, the causes and possible cures of poverty, the nature of property rights, taxation, and the legitimate functions of government. Mill expressed in Principles of Political Economy and the ideas he defended in his later works, particularly On Liberty. Indeed, studying Principles of Political Economy, can help to resolve the apparent contradiction between Mill's views in On Liberty and those in Utilitarianism, making it a key text for understanding Mill’s philosophy as a whole. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.…