Elements of Political Economy

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Elements of Political Economy is a 19th-century treatise by James Mill that systematically presents and defends classical economic theory in a concise, didactic form.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
treatise
aim to defend classical economic principles
to present classical economic theory systematically
to provide an introductory textbook on political economy
associatedWith utilitarianism
author James Mill
circulation widespread among 19th-century students of economics
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
edition first edition 1821
second edition 1824
third edition 1826
firstPublicationYear 1821
followedBy later neoclassical economic texts
genre economics literature
hasContributor James Mill
historicalPeriod Industrial Revolution
influencedBy Adam Smith
David Ricardo
Jeremy Bentham
intendedAudience general educated readers
students of political economy
language English
literaryForm didactic work
mainSubject classical economics
political economy
movement classical liberalism
notableFor concise exposition of classical economics
didactic presentation of Ricardian theory
partOf classical political economy canon
placeOfPublication London, England
surface form: London
publicationCentury 19th century
publisher Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy
theoreticalOrientation classical economics
surface form: Ricardian economics
topic capital
exchange
international trade
money
population
profits
rent
taxation
value theory
wages
usedAs textbook
writingStyle concise
systematic

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James Mill notableWork Elements of Political Economy