Henry George's Legacy in Economic Thought

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John Laurent
Edward Elgar Publishing, Jan 1, 2005 - Business & Economics - 271 pages
Henry George's "Legacy in Economic Thought" will appeal in particular to upper level students and scholars of the history of economic thought and the public sector but also to economists more widely.
 

Contents

1 Introduction
3
Thomas Henry Huxleys Response to Progress and Poverty
31
a step on the first rung of the ladder
51
Evolutionary Economist?
73
Theoretical Issues
97
Land Ownership and Governance
99
Turning Henry George on his Head
148
The Distinction between Private Ownership and Private Possession
166
Current Debates
175
Criticisms and Defences with particular reference to the Problem of the Landrichandincomepoor
177
Henry Georges Insight into Current Debates on Regulation of Common Use Infrastructure
196
Principles Problems and Policies
216
the Georgist Inheritance in Australia
243
Name Index
269
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Edited by the late John Laurent, formerly, Honorary Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics and Resources Management, University of Southern Queensland, Australia

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