Principles of Political Economy with some of their Applications to Social Philosophy by
John Stuart Mill
edited with an introduction by W. J. Ashley, M.A., M.Com., Professor of Commerce in the University of Birmingham, Sometime Fellow of Lincoln College, Oxford.
1909, London; Longmans, Green and Co. (Based on the 7th edition.
First edition published 1848; first publication of the 7th edition, 1870)
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Introduction, by W. J. Ashley
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Preface
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Preliminary Remarks
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Book I
Production
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I.I
Of the Requisites of Production
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I.II
Of Labour as an Agent of Production
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I.III
Of Unproductive Labour
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I.IV
Of Capital
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I.V
Fundamental Propositions respecting Capital
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I.VI
Of Circulating and Fixed Capital
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I.VII
On what depends the degree of Productiveness of Productive Agents
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I.VIII
Of Co-operation, or the Combination of Labor
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I.IX
Of Production on a Large, and Production on a Small Scale
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I.X
Of the Law of the Increase of Labor
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I.XI
Of the Law of the Increase of Capital
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I.XII
Of the Law of the Increase of Production from Land
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I.XIII
Consequences of the Foregoing Laws
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Book II
Distribution
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II.I
Of Property
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II.II
The same subject continued
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II.III
Of the Classes among whom the Produce is distributed
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II.IV
Of Competition and Custom
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II.V
Of Slavery
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II.VI
Of Peasant Proprietors
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II.VII
Continuation of the same subject
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II.VIII
Of Metayers
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II.IX
Of Cottiers
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II.X
Means of abolishing Cottier Tenancy
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II.XI
Of Wages
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II.XII
Of Popular Remedies for Low Wages
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II.XIII
The Remedies for Low Wages further considered
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II.XIV
Of the Differences of Wages in different Employments
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II.XV
Of Profits
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II.XVI
Of Rent
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Book III
Exchange
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III.I
Of Value
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III.II
Of Demand and Supply, in their relation to Value
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III.III
Of Cost of Production, in its relation to Value
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III.IV
Ultimate Analysis of Cost of Production
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III.V
Of Rent, in its relation to Value
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III.VI
Summary of the Theory of Value
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III.VII
Of Money
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III.VIII
Of the Value of Money, as dependent on Demand and Supply
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III.IX
Of the Value of Money, as dependent on Cost of Production
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III.X
Of a Double Standard, and Subsidiary Coins
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III.XI
Of Credit, as a Substitute for Money
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III.XII
Influence of Credit on Prices
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III.XIII
Of an Inconvertible Paper Currency
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III.XIV
Of Excess of Supply
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III.XV
Of a Measure of Value
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III.XVI
Of some Peculiar Cases of Value
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III.XVII
Of International Trade
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III.XVIII
Of International Values
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III.XIX
Of Money, considered as an Imported Commodity
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III.XX
Of the Foreign Exchanges
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III.XXI
Of the Distribution of the Precious Metals through the Commercial World
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III.XXII
Influence of the Currency on the Exchanges and on Foreign Trade
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III.XXIII
Of the Rate of Interest
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III.XXIV
Of the Regulation of a Convertible Paper Currency
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III.XXV
Of the Competition of Different Countries in the same Market
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III.XXVI
Of Distribution, as affected by Exchange
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Book IV
Influence of the Progress of Society on Production and Distribution
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IV.I
General Characteristics of a Progressive State of Wealth
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IV.II
Influence of the Progress of Industry and Population on Values and Prices
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IV.III
Influence of the Progress of Industry and Population on Rents, Profits, and Wages
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IV.IV
Of the Tendency of Profits to a Minimum
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IV.V
Consequences of the Tendency of Profits to a Minimum
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IV.VI
Of the Stationary State
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IV.VII
On the Probable Futurity of the Labouring Classes
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Book V
On the Influence of Government
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V.I
Of the Functions of Government in General
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V.II
On the General Principles of Taxation
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V.III
Of Direct Taxes
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V.IV
Of Taxes on Commodities
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V.V
Of some other Taxes
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V.VI
Comparison between Direct and Indirect Taxation
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V.VII
Of a National Debt
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V.VIII
Of the Ordinary Functions of Government, considered as to their Economical Effects
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V.IX
The same subject continued
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V.X
Of Interferences of Government grounded on Erroneous Theories
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V.XI
Of the Grounds and Limits of the Laisser-faire or Non-Interference Principle
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Bibliographical Appendix
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Footnotes (Book I)
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Footnotes (Book II)
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Footnotes (Books III-V)
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About the Book and Author
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