Book II: Of Distribution
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"Book II: Of Distribution" is the section of John Stuart Mill’s *Principles of Political Economy* that analyzes how the wealth produced in an economy is allocated among different social classes and factors of production.
Statements (43)
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| instanceOf |
book section
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part of a treatise → |
| addresses |
distribution between labourers and capitalists
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distribution between landlords and other classes → effects of competition on distribution → relationship between property institutions and distribution → role of custom and law in distribution → |
| analyzes |
allocation of wealth among factors of production
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allocation of wealth among social classes → |
| author |
John Stuart Mill
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| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
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| discusses |
capital
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interest → labour → land → profits → rent → wages → |
| distinguishesFrom |
production of wealth
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| economicSchool |
classical economics
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| field |
economics
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political economy → |
| focusesOn |
laws governing distribution of the social product
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| genre |
economic theory
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non-fiction → |
| hasForm |
prose treatise
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| hasPerspective |
normative analysis of distribution
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positive analysis of distribution → |
| historicalPeriod |
19th century
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| includedIn |
standard collected editions of Mill’s economic writings
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| influenced |
19th-century political economy
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later theories of income distribution → |
| influencedBy |
Adam Smith
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David Ricardo → |
| language |
English
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| mainTopic |
class distribution of income
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distribution of wealth → functional distribution of income → |
| partOf |
Principles of Political Economy
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| philosophicalTradition |
classical liberalism
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| positionInWork |
second book of Principles of Political Economy
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| publicationYear |
1848
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| workContainedIn |
first edition of Principles of Political Economy
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Book I: Of Production
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Book IV: Of the Influence of the Progress of Society on Production and Distribution → |
relatedWork |
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Principles of Political Economy
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hasPart |