Progress and Poverty
Henry George
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Length 18 h 39 min
Chapters 49
First published 1879
What I have done in this book, if I have correctly solved the great problem I have sought to investigate, is, to unite the truth perceived by the school of Smith and Ricardo to the truth perceived by the schools of Proudhon and Lasalle; to show that laissez faire (in its full true meaning) opens the way to a realization of the noble dreams of socialism; to identify social law with moral law, and to disprove ideas which in the minds of many cloud grand and elevating perceptions. (Summary by Henry George)
Audio edited by TriciaG; Proof-listened by Kimberly Krause & Larry Wilson.
Chapters
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00 - Frontmatter, How the Book Came To Be Written, and Preface Read by Tim Makarios 23:48
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02 - Book I, Chapter 1: The Current Doctrine of Wages - Its Insufficiency Read by Tim Makarios 26:42
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03 - Book I, Chapter 2: The Meaning of the Terms Read by Tim Makarios 37:49
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04 - Book I, Chapter 3: Wages Not Drawn from Capital, but Produced by the Labor - paragraphs 1-25 Read by Tim Makarios 28:19
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05 - Book I, Chapter 3: Wages Not Drawn from Capital, but Produced by the Labor - paragraphs 26-38 Read by Tim Makarios 14:20
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06 - Book I, Chapter 4: The Maintenance of Laborers Not Drawn from Capital Read by Tim Makarios 18:03
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07 - Book I, Chapter 5: The Real Functions of Capital Read by Tim Makarios 17:44
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08 - Book II, Chapter 1: The Malthusian Theory, Its Genesis and Support Read by Tim Makarios 25:28
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09 - Book II, Chapter 2: Inferences from Facts - paragraphs 1-19 Read by Tim Makarios 21:30
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10 - Book II, Chapter 2: Inferences from Facts - paragraphs 20-40 Read by Tim Makarios 34:42
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11 - Book II, Chapter 3: Inferences from Analogy Read by Tim Makarios 21:14
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12 - Book II, Chapter 4: Disproof of the Malthusian Theory Read by Tim Makarios 22:51
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13 - Book III, Chapter 1: The Inquiry Narrowed to the Laws of Distribution - The Necessary Relation of These Laws Read by Tim Makarios 23:37
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14 - Book III, Chapter 2: Rent and the Law of Rent Read by Tim Makarios 16:25
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15 - Book III, Chapter 3: Of Interest and the Cause of Interest Read by Tim Makarios 31:43
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16 - Book III, Chapter 4: Of Spurious Capital and of Profits Often Mistaken for Interest Read by Tim Makarios 12:08
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17 - Book III, Chapter 5: The Law of Interest Read by Tim Makarios 17:01
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18 - Book III, Chapter 6: Wages and the Law of Wages Read by Tim Makarios 26:09
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19 - Book III, Chapter 7: The Correlation and Co-ordination of These Laws Read by Tim Makarios 4:24
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20 - Book III, Chapter 8: The Statics of the Problem Thus Explained Read by Tim Makarios 7:21
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21 - Book IV, Chapter 1: The Dynamics of the Problem Yet to Seek Read by Tim Makarios 6:11
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22 - Book IV, Chapter 2: The Effect of Increase of Population Upon the Distribution of Wealth Read by Tim Makarios 27:51
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23 - Book IV, Chapter 3: The Effect of Improvements in the Arts upon the Distribution of Wealth Read by Tim Makarios 21:45
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24 - Book IV, Chapter 4: Effect of the Expectation Raised by Material Progress Read by Tim Makarios 11:25
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25 - Book V, Chapter 1: The Primary Cause of Recurring Paroxysms of Industrial Depression Read by Tim Makarios 38:53
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26 - Book V, Chapter 2: The Persistence of Poverty Amid Advancing Wealth Read by Tim Makarios 29:17
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27 - Book VI, Chapter 1: Insufficiency of Remedies Currently Advocated - paragraphs 1-22 Read by Tim Makarios 23:11
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28 - Book VI, Chapter 1: Insufficiency of Remedies Currently Advocated - paragraphs 23-54 Read by Tim Makarios 37:34
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29 - Book VI, Chapter 2: The True Remedy Read by Tim Makarios 4:52
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30 - Book VII, Chapter 1: The Injustice of Private Property in Land Read by Tim Makarios 30:10
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31 - Book VII, Chapter 2: The Enslavement of Laborers the Ultimate Result of Private Property in Land Read by Tim Makarios 22:35
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32 - Book VII, Chapter 3: Claim of Land Owners to Compensation Read by Tim Makarios 20:53
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33 - Book VII, Chapter 4: Property in Land Historically Considered Read by Tim Makarios 35:24
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34 - Book VII, Chapter 5: Of Property in Land in the United States Read by Tim Makarios 20:38
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35 - Book VIII, Chapter 1: Private Property in Land Inconsistent with the Best Use of Land Read by Tim Makarios 12:33
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36 - Book VIII, Chapter 2: How Equal Rights to the Land May Be Asserted and Secured Read by Tim Makarios 11:12
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37 - Book VIII, Chapter 3: The Proposition Tried by the Canons of Taxation Read by Tim Makarios 28:44
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38 - Book VIII, Chapter 4: Indorsements and Objections Read by Tim Makarios 16:15
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39 - Book IX, Chapter 1: Of the Effect Upon the Production of Wealth Read by Tim Makarios 13:36
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40 - Book IX, Chapter 2: Of the Effect Upon Distribution and Thence Upon Production Read by Tim Makarios 14:06
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41 - Book IX, Chapter 3: Of the Effect Upon Individuals and Classes Read by Tim Makarios 13:50
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42 - Book IX, Chapter 4: Of the Changes That Would Be Wrought in Social Organization and Social Life Read by Tim Makarios 37:43
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43 - Book X, Chapter 1: The Current Theory of Human Progress - Its Insufficiency Read by Tim Makarios 29:35
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44 - Book X, Chapter 2: Differences in Civilization - To What Due Read by Tim Makarios 33:47
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45 - Book X, Chapter 3: The Law of Human Progress - paragraphs 1-21 Read by Tim Makarios 16:27
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46 - Book X, Chapter 3: The Law of Human Progress - paragraphs 22-47 Read by Tim Makarios 29:36
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47 - Book X, Chapter 4: How Modern Civilization May Decline Read by Tim Makarios 36:12
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48 - Book X, Chapter 5: The Central Truth Read by Tim Makarios 18:53
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49 - Conclusion: The Problem of Individual Life Read by Tim Makarios 22:43
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