Question

Who wrote the book 'Progress of Wealth'?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Henry George wrote the book "Progress and Poverty".

Explanation:

Who is Henry George:

• Henry George was a political economist and journalist from the United States.
• His writings were extremely popular in nineteenth-century America and spurred various Progressive Era reform initiatives.

Progress and Poverty: An Inquiry into the Cause of Industrial Depressions and of Increase of Want with Increase of Wealth: The Remedy :

• Henry George, a social theorist and economist, published this book in 1879.
• It's a thesis on why poverty follows economic and technological advancement, as well as why economies go through cyclical booms and busts.
• George argues for a radical solution based on the collection of economic rent from natural resource and land rights utilising history and deductive logic.

Answer 2

Answer:

Progress of wealth is written by Henry George in 1879

Explanation:

1. Henry George was born in Philadelphia on 1839 and died on 1897 New York
2. He was influenced by Adam smith , David Richardo etc
3. He had written many books like ' PROGRESS and POVERTY ' , ' POVERTY in LAND ' etc
4. He was an American political economist and journalist.
5. His writing was immensely popular in 19th-century America and sparked several reform movements of the Progressive Era
6. Inspired by the Georgism philosophy
7. He campaigned for mayor of New York City as the candidate of the United Labor Party in 1886

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