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Principles of Political Economy

John Stuart Mill (1806 - 1873) and J. Laurence Laughlin (1850 - 1933)

The Principles of Political Economy, first published in 1848, was one of the most important texts on the subject of economy at that time. It is broken up into five books; Production, Distribution, Exchange, Influence of the Progress of Society on Production and Influence of Government.
This version is an abridged text book edited by J. Laurence Laughlin, and was used at the college level.
(Summary by Ann Boulais)

Genre(s): Business & Economics

Language: English

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 01	Preface	Aaron Rivera	00:06:03
Play 02	Introductory, A Sketch of the History of Political Economy, part 1	Aaron Rivera	00:27:14
Play 03	Introductory, A Sketch of the History of Political Economy, part 2	Aaron Rivera	00:26:43
Play 04	Preliminary Remarks	Nathan Rosquist	00:10:07
Play 05	Book I, Chapter I: Of the Requisites of Production	Nathan Rosquist	00:14:01
Play 06	Book I, Chapter II: Of Unproductive Labor	realisticspeakers	00:11:43
Play 07	Book I, Chapter III: Of Capital	Jim Nyenhuis	00:24:30
Play 08	Book I, Chapter IV: Fundamental Propositions Respecting Capital, part 1	THBosc	00:19:25
Play 09	Book I, Chapter IV: Fundamental Propositions Respecting Capital, part 2	THBosc	00:30:19
Play 10	Book I, Chapter V: On Circulating and Fixed Capital	Sean Lally	00:12:52
Play 11	Book I, Chapter VI: Of Causes Affecting the Efficiency of Production	Sean Lally	00:30:21
Play 12	Book I, Chapter VII: Of the Law of the Increase of Labor	Sean Lally	00:15:24
Play 13	Book I, Chapter VIII: Of the Law of the Increase of Capital	Sean Lally	00:22:32
Play 14	Book I, Chapter IX: Of the Law of the Increase of Production From Land	Farnood	00:45:24
Play 15	Book I, Chapter X: Consequences of the Foregoing Laws	adrien	00:25:12
Play 16	Book II, Chapter I: Of Property	THBosc	00:46:46
Play 17	Book II, Chapter II: Of Wages	mdecker142	00:41:00
Play 18	Book II, Chapter III: Of Remedies for Low Wages	Garrett Goodison	00:26:29
Play 19	Book II, Chapter IV: Of the Differences of Wages in Different Employments	Shasta	00:31:31
Play 20	Book II, Chapter V: Of Profits	Aaron Carlow	00:42:54
Play 21	Book II, Chapter VI: Of Rents	Josh Leach	00:36:18
Play 22	Book III, Chapter I: Of Value	THBosc	00:38:31
Play 23	Book III, Chapter II: Ultimate Analysis of Cost of Production	TriciaG	00:35:11
Play 24	Book III, Chapter III: Of Rent, in its Relation Value	Shasta	00:31:38
Play 25	Book III, Chapter IV: Of Money	Availle	00:20:44
Play 26	Book III, Chapter V: Of the Value of Money, as Dependent on Demand and Supply	Availle	00:18:28
Play 27	Book III, Chapter VI: Of the Value of Money, as Dependent on Cost of Production	Availle	00:28:32
Play 28	Book III, Chapter VII: Of a Double Standard and Subsidiary Coins	realisticspeakers	00:38:49
Play 29	Book III, Chapter VIII: Of Credit, as a Substitute for Money	Anna Simon	00:25:49
Play 30	Book III, Chapter IX: Influence of Credit on Prices	DrPGould	00:19:37
Play 31	Book III, Chapter X: Of an Inconvertible Paper Currency, part 1	realisticspeakers	00:25:56
Play 32	Book III, Chapter X: Of an Inconvertible Paper Currency, part 2	realisticspeakers	00:31:31
Play 33	Book III, Chapter XI: Of Excess of Supply	Shasta	00:19:39
Play 34	Book III, Chapter XII: Of Some Peculiar Cases of Value	Shasta	00:13:55
Play 35	Book III, Chapter XIII: Of International Trade	Availle	00:35:10
Play 36	Book III, Chapter XIV: Of International Values	Availle	00:32:36
Play 37	Book III, Chapter XV: Of Money Considered as an Imported Commodity	mdecker142	00:10:12
Play 38	Book III, Chapter XVI: Of the Foreign Exchanges	realisticspeakers	00:21:28
Play 39	Book III, Chapter XVII: Of the Distribution of Precious Metals Through the Commercial World	realisticspeakers	00:35:32
Play 40	Book III, Chapter XVIII: Influence of the Currency on the Exchanges and on Foreign Trade	DrPGould	00:20:40
Play 41	Book III, Chapter XIX: Of the Rate of Interest	DrPGould	00:21:46
Play 42	Book III, Chapter XX: Of the Competition of Different Countries in the Same Market	realisticspeakers	00:40:51
Play 43	Book III, Chapter XXI: Of Distribution, as Affected by Exchange	DrPGould	00:15:19
Play 44	Book IV, Chapter I: Influence of the Progress of Industry and Population on Values and Prices	Josip B.	00:41:32
Play 45	Book IV, Chapter II: Influence of the Progress of Industry and Population on Rents, Profits and Wages	TriciaG	00:19:13
Play 46	Book IV, Chapter III: Of the Tendency of Profits to a Minimum	KHand	00:33:52
Play 47	Book IV, Chapter IV: Consequences of the Tendency of Profits to a Minimum, and the Stationary State	Sonia	00:16:21
Play 48	Book IV, Chapter V: On the Possible Futurity of the Laboring-Classes	realisticspeakers	00:46:46
Play 49	Book V, Chapter I: On the General Principles of Taxation	Anna Simon	00:30:56
Play 50	Book V, Chapter II: Of Direct Taxes	Shasta	00:37:37
Play 51	Book V, Chapter III: Of Taxes on Commodities, or Indirect Taxes, part 1	Josh Leach	00:24:15
Play 52	Book V, Chapter III: Of Taxes on Commodities, or Indirect Taxes, part 2	Josh Leach	00:34:14
Play 53	Book V, Chapter IV: Comparison Between Direct and Indirect Taxes	DrPGould	00:34:37
Play 54	Book V, Chapter V: Of a National Debt	Shasta	00:22:46
Play 55	Book V, Chapter VI: Of the Interference of Government Grounded on Erroneous Theories, part 1	realisticspeakers	00:27:32
Play 56	Book V, Chapter VI: Of the Interference of Government Grounded on Erroneous Theories, part 2	realisticspeakers	00:38:11

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