The Principles of Political Economy
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The Principles of Political Economy is a major 19th-century treatise by philosopher and economist Henry Sidgwick that systematically analyzes economic theory and policy within a utilitarian ethical framework.
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| The Principles of Political Economy canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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economic treatise ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
economics
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moral philosophy ⓘ |
| aimsTo | reconcile economic analysis with utilitarian ethics ⓘ |
| author | Henry Sidgwick ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| discusses |
capital and interest
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economic justice ⓘ free trade and protection ⓘ laissez-faire ⓘ poor laws and social relief ⓘ property rights ⓘ role of the state in the economy ⓘ tax incidence ⓘ wages and labour markets ⓘ |
| firstPublisher |
Macmillan Publishers
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surface form:
Macmillan
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| genre |
economics
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philosophy ⓘ political economy ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Book I
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Book II ⓘ Book III ⓘ Book IV ⓘ Book V ⓘ |
| influenced |
Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge
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surface form:
Cambridge school of economics
later welfare economics ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Jeremy Bentham
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John Stuart Mill ⓘ classical political economy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
distribution of wealth
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economic policy ⓘ economic theory ⓘ international trade ⓘ public finance ⓘ state intervention in the economy ⓘ taxation ⓘ utilitarianism ⓘ welfare economics ⓘ |
| notableFor |
integration of positive and normative economics
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systematic treatment of economic policy from a utilitarian standpoint ⓘ |
| philosophicalFramework | utilitarian ethical theory ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| setting |
Victorian era
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surface form:
Victorian era Britain
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| theoreticalApproach |
classical economics
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normative economics ⓘ |
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