Unto This Last

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Unto This Last is a seminal 1860 essay collection by John Ruskin that critiques classical economics and argues for a moral, socially responsible approach to political economy.

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instanceOf essay collection ⓘ
non-fiction book ⓘ
advocates ethical principles in economics ⓘ
priority of human well-being over profit ⓘ
social responsibility in economic policy ⓘ
author John Ruskin ⓘ
controversy provoked strong criticism from contemporary economists ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
criticizes classical political economy ⓘ
laissez-faire economics ⓘ
firstPublicationMedium The Cornhill Magazine ⓘ
surface form: Cornhill Magazine
form prose ⓘ
genre moral philosophy ⓘ
political economy ⓘ
social criticism ⓘ
hasMoralArgument economics must be subordinate to justice ⓘ
true wealth includes human and social well-being ⓘ
hasSubject poverty ⓘ
relations between employers and workers ⓘ
role of the state in the economy ⓘ
wealth distribution ⓘ
impact helped shape debates on social reform in the 19th century ⓘ
influenced Christian socialism ⓘ
Indian political thought ⓘ
Mahatma Gandhi ⓘ
influencedWork Sarvodaya ⓘ
inspired Gandhi’s economic and social ideas ⓘ
keyConcept dignity of work ⓘ
duty of the state toward the poor ⓘ
value of labor ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryMovement Victorian social criticism ⓘ
mainTheme critique of classical economics ⓘ
moral basis of political economy ⓘ
social justice in economic relations ⓘ
notableReader Mahatma Gandhi ⓘ
numberOfEssays 4 ⓘ
period Victorian era ⓘ
philosophicalStance integration of ethics and economics ⓘ
opposition to purely utilitarian economics ⓘ
publicationType essay series ⓘ
publicationYear 1860 ⓘ
publisher The Cornhill Magazine ⓘ
surface form: Cornhill Magazine (serial)
titleOrigin Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard ⓘ
surface form: Gospel of Matthew 20:14

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subject surface form: John Ruskin