Project Gutenberg 2024-07-11 Public domain in the USA. 130 Hobson, J. A. (John Atkinson) 1858 1940 Hobson, John Atkinson Sidó, Zoltán 1880 1942 Sido, Zoltan The science of wealth. Hungarian A vagyon tudománya $aBudapest :$bFranklin-Társulat, $c1912. Kultura és tudomány Albert László from page images generously made available by the Library of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences "A vagyon tudománya" by J. A. Hobson is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. This work delves into the intricacies of wealth, examining its definition, its measurement in terms of market value, and the broader implications on society and economics. Hobson's text serves as a critical analysis of how wealth is perceived and constructed, focusing on the necessity of understanding wealth not just as material possessions but also in terms of human work and its connections to societal welfare. The opening of the work establishes a foundational understanding of wealth, contrasting modern interpretations with historical perspectives. Hobson discusses how the current norm confines the concept of wealth to tangible, marketable assets, such as land or money, omitting the significance of non-market factors like natural advantages or human capabilities. He introduces the idea that the perception of wealth evolves with societal changes, illustrating that while wealth can be quantified economically, its true value is intrinsically linked to societal well-being and the collaborative interdependence of various sectors. The text sets the stage for a deeper exploration of the relationship between wealth, industry, and social structure throughout the rest of the publication. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20231224075520hobson 1912 hu Reading ease score: 49.5 (College-level). Difficult to read. hu Economics HB Text Category: Economics 386234 2025-06-29T08:52:23.842867 text/html 365268 2024-07-11T14:36:37 text/html 340796 2025-06-29T08:52:31.319877 application/epub+zip 338507 2025-06-29T08:52:26.845909 application/epub+zip 225706 2025-06-29T08:52:25.458896 application/epub+zip 598705 2025-06-29T08:52:34.680867 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 566264 2025-06-29T08:52:30.375863 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 360077 2025-06-29T08:52:23.370889 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 340243 2024-07-11T14:36:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15993 2025-06-29T08:52:34.817844 application/rdf+xml 15451 2025-06-29T08:52:25.973894 image/jpeg 3900 2025-06-29T08:52:25.718905 image/jpeg 304022 2025-06-29T08:52:23.890886 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