Book V
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Book V is a major section of John Stuart Mill’s "Principles of Political Economy" that focuses on the role and functions of government within an economic system.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Book V (Principles of Political Economy) | 0 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book section
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part of a treatise ⓘ |
| author | John Stuart Mill ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| discipline |
economics
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political economy ⓘ |
| discusses |
administration of taxes
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colonies and colonial policy ⓘ distribution of the tax burden ⓘ education as a function of government ⓘ government expenditure ⓘ government intervention in markets ⓘ infrastructure and public works ⓘ legal and judicial institutions ⓘ limitations of laissez-faire ⓘ national debt ⓘ poor relief and social welfare ⓘ principles of taxation ⓘ public goods ⓘ security and defense as government functions ⓘ state ownership versus private ownership ⓘ state regulation of monopolies ⓘ taxation ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
economic role of the state
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functions of government ⓘ role of government in the economy ⓘ |
| genre |
economic treatise
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political philosophy text ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
allows for exceptions to laissez-faire
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generally favors limited government ⓘ utilitarian approach to government functions ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of welfare economics
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later liberal thought on the state ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
classical economics
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utilitarianism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Principles of Political Economy ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
Principles of Political Economy
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surface form:
Books I–V of Principles of Political Economy
|
| positionInWork | fifth book ⓘ |
| subject |
economic policy
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political philosophy of the state ⓘ public finance ⓘ |
| workType | non-fiction ⓘ |
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