Author: James Maitland Earl of LauderdalePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
An Inquiry Into the Nature and Origin of Public Wealth
Author: James Maitland Earl of LauderdalePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
An Inquiry Into the Nature and Origin of Public Wealth
Author: James Maitland Earl of LauderdalePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 524
Book Description
An Inquiry Into the Nature and Origin of Public Wealth, and Into the Means and Causes of Its Increase
Author: James Maitland Earl of LauderdalePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 492
Book Description
An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (Cannan Ed.), Vol. 2
Author: Adam SmithAndrew Carnegie Speaks to the 1%
Author: Andrew CarnegiePublisher: Gray Rabbit Publishing
ISBN: 9781515400387
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Before the 99% occupied Wall Street... Before the concept of social justice had impinged on the social conscience... Before the social safety net had even been conceived... By the turn of the 20th Century, the era of the robber barons, Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919) had already accumulated a staggeringly large fortune; he was one of the wealthiest people on the globe. He guaranteed his position as one of the wealthiest men ever when he sold his steel business to create the United States Steel Corporation. Following that sale, he spent his last 18 years, he gave away nearly 90% of his fortune to charities, foundations, and universities. His charitable efforts actually started far earlier. At the age of 33, he wrote a memo to himself, noting ..".The amassing of wealth is one of the worse species of idolatry. No idol more debasing than the worship of money." In 1881, he gave a library to his hometown of Dunfermline, Scotland. In 1889, he spelled out his belief that the rich should use their wealth to help enrich society, in an article called "The Gospel of Wealth" this book. Carnegie writes that the best way of dealing with wealth inequality is for the wealthy to redistribute their surplus means in a responsible and thoughtful manner, arguing that surplus wealth produces the greatest net benefit to society when it is administered carefully by the wealthy. He also argues against extravagance, irresponsible spending, or self-indulgence, instead promoting the administration of capital during one's lifetime toward the cause of reducing the stratification between the rich and poor. Though written more than a century ago, Carnegie's words still ring true today, urging a better, more equitable world through greater social consciousness.
Alexander Hamilton's Famous Report on Manufactures
Author: United States. Department of the TreasuryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Manufactures
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
An Inquiry Into the Nature and Origin of Public Wealth and Into the Means and Causes of Its Increase
Author: James Maitland Earl of LauderdalePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
Progress and Poverty
Author: Henry GeorgePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 600
Book Description
The Federalist Papers
Author: Alexander HamiltonPublisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1528785878
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
Classic Books Library presents this brand new edition of “The Federalist Papers”, a collection of separate essays and articles compiled in 1788 by Alexander Hamilton. Following the United States Declaration of Independence in 1776, the governing doctrines and policies of the States lacked cohesion. “The Federalist”, as it was previously known, was constructed by American statesman Alexander Hamilton, and was intended to catalyse the ratification of the United States Constitution. Hamilton recruited fellow statesmen James Madison Jr., and John Jay to write papers for the compendium, and the three are known as some of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Alexander Hamilton (c. 1755–1804) was an American lawyer, journalist and highly influential government official. He also served as a Senior Officer in the Army between 1799-1800 and founded the Federalist Party, the system that governed the nation’s finances. His contributions to the Constitution and leadership made a significant and lasting impact on the early development of the nation of the United States.
The Wealth of Nations
Author: Adam SmithPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 085708108X
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 429
Book Description
THE MOST INFLUENTIAL BOOK ON MODERN ECONOMICS The Wealth of Nations is an economics book like no other. First published in 1776, Adam Smith's groundbreaking theories provide a recipe for national prosperity that has not been bettered since. It assumes no prior knowledge of its subject, and over 200 years on, still provides valuable lessons on the fundamentals of economics. This keepsake edition is a selected abridgement of all five books, and includes an Introduction by Tom Butler-Bowdon, drawing out lessons for the contemporary reader, a Foreword from Eamonn Butler, Director of the Adam Smith Institute, and a Preface from Dr. Razeen Sally of the London School of Economics.