Project Gutenberg 2017-08-08 Public domain in the USA. 576 George, Henry 1839 1897 Progress and Poverty, Volumes I and II An Inquiry into the Cause of Industrial Depressions and of Increase of Want with Increase of Wealth Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progress_and_Poverty Carlo Traverso, Les Galloway and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Progress and Poverty, Volumes I and II" by Henry George is a seminal economic treatise written in the late 19th century. The work explores the paradox of increasing wealth alongside persistent poverty, delving into the causes behind industrial depressions and proposing remedies for the social injustices arising from wealth distribution. George's central thesis is that the unequal distribution of land and resources creates economic disparities, and he advocates for land reform to rectify these injustices. At the start of the book, the author lays the groundwork for his inquiry by reflecting on the significant advancements in productivity achieved through technology and industrialization. Despite these advancements, George notes the growing contradiction of rising poverty amidst increasing wealth. He critiques the prevailing economic theories that fail to adequately explain this paradox and lays out a plan for a thorough examination of labor, wages, and capital. Through a methodical approach, George aims to uncover the underlying truths of economic relationships and propose solutions to uplift the laboring class, ultimately advocating for a rethinking of property rights in land to foster greater equity and social welfare. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 48.1 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Economics Single tax HB Text Category: Politics Category: Economics 1186924 2025-06-22T07:09:46.641156 text/html 1152159 2024-10-23T02:29:27 text/html 762596 2025-06-22T07:10:01.724091 application/epub+zip 759422 2025-06-22T07:09:49.056135 application/epub+zip 563187 2025-06-22T07:09:47.899178 application/epub+zip 1008401 2025-06-22T07:10:11.414049 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 923606 2025-06-22T07:10:00.390091 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 717018 2022-08-25T04:12:04.040921 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1077084 2025-06-22T07:09:45.071148 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1057239 2024-10-23T02:29:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16262 2025-06-22T07:10:11.581030 application/rdf+xml 16363 2025-06-22T07:09:48.051148 image/jpeg 2316 2025-06-22T07:09:47.976191 image/jpeg 642613 2025-06-22T07:09:46.746195 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