Project Gutenberg 2010-07-31 Public domain in the USA. 1506 Ricardo, David 1772 1823 18015237 On The Principles of Political Economy, and Taxation On value -- On rent -- On the rent of mines -- On natural and market price -- On wages -- On profits -- On foreign trade -- On taxes -- Taxes on raw produce -- Taxes on rent -- Tithes -- Land-tax -- Taxes on gold -- Taxes on houses -- Taxes on profits -- Taxes on wages -- Taxes on other commodities than raw produce -- Poor rates -- On sudden changes in the channels of trade -- Value and riches, their distinctive properties -- Effects of accumulation on profits and interest -- Bounties on exportation, and prohibitions of importation -- On bounties on production -- Doctrine of Adam Smith concerning the rent of land -- On colonial trade -- On gross and net revenue -- On currency and banks -- On the comparative value of gold, corn, and labour, in rich and in poor countries -- Taxes paid by the producer -- On the influence of demand and supply on prices -- Mr. Malthus's opinions on rent. Produced by Fritz Ohrenschall, Turgut Dincer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Posner Memorial Collection (http://posner.library.cmu.edu/Posner/)) "On The Principles of Political Economy, and Taxation" by David Ricardo is a scientific publication written in the early 19th century. This work is foundational in the field of economics, exploring the concepts of value, rent, wages, and profit among others, and aiming to uncover the laws governing the distribution of wealth in society. Ricardo engages with and critiques the ideas of previous economic theorists, particularly addressing the principles of rent and wages that affect the relationships between different classes in society. The opening of the text begins with a preface where Ricardo outlines the necessity of understanding the distribution of produce from land and the roles of different societal classes—landowners, capitalists, and laborers—in this economic framework. He emphasizes the impact of land fertility and population density on the distribution of wealth and presents the central argument that variations in rent and wages arise from differing levels of agricultural productivity and accumulated capital. This foundation sets the stage for an in-depth analysis of value and price, as well as the intrinsic link between labor, capital, and the dynamics of political economy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 60.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Economics HB Text Category: Economics 831947 2025-10-13T12:15:18.484960 text/html 830492 2021-01-06T21:41:06 text/html 350640 2025-10-13T12:15:33.365879 application/epub+zip 358235 2025-10-13T12:15:23.849961 application/epub+zip 337158 2025-10-13T12:15:21.551005 application/epub+zip 685185 2025-10-13T12:15:39.336911 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 627644 2025-10-13T12:15:31.425910 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 589579 2022-09-15T09:10:39.108427 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 714500 2025-10-13T12:15:16.934039 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 714398 2021-01-06T21:41:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 714388 2021-01-06T21:41:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20870 2025-10-13T12:15:39.496842 application/rdf+xml 17983 2025-10-13T12:15:22.106964 image/jpeg 3987 2025-10-13T12:15:21.824955 image/jpeg 222890 2021-01-06T21:41:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 245920 2021-01-06T21:41:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 222844 2021-01-06T21:41:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 326183 2025-10-13T12:15:18.538959 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia