The Economics of Henry George : History's Rehabilitation of America's Greatest Early Economist

Henry George the greatest, most famous and most rejected of early American economists who trained himself in classical economics and developed a theory of a 'single tax'. There is much literature on many specific facets and aspects of George's work, but we lack a book which provides an overview of George's economics... until now! Henry George was the greatest, most famous and most rejected of early American economists. Without formal education he trained himself in classical economics and developed a theory of a "single tax" suggestive of the work of the earlier French ̌conomistes. Academic economists of his day rejected his work, but it enjoyed great public popularity in the United States, Europe, Australia and other places. He was more widely read than any other early American economist. History has seen his rehabilitation at the hand of modern economists who have reviewed and analyzed his work in great detail. There is much specialized literature on many specific facets and aspects of George's work, but we lack a book which provides an overview of George's economics and of this historic rehabilitation. This brief book attempts to fill that gap Front Matter....Pages i-xiv Henry George’s Pursuit of Knowledge: On Methodology and Methods....Pages 1-24 The Life and Economics of Henry George....Pages 25-45 Henry George’s Theory of Distribution....Pages 47-86 Henry George on Free Trade and Protection....Pages 87-122 Henry George on Land and Land Policy....Pages 123-164 Henry George and Modern Economics....Pages 165-204 Back Matter....Pages 205-236 Cover 1 Half-Title 2 Title 4 Copyright 5 Contents 7 List of Figures 8 Preface 9 1 Henry George’s Pursuit of Knowledge: On Methodology and Methods 13 2 The Life and Economics of Henry George 37 3 Henry George’s Theory of Distribution 58 4 Henry George on Free Trade and Protection 98 5 Henry George on Land and Land Policy 134 6 Henry George and Modern Economics 176 Notes 216 References 232 Index 240