On land concentration and irresponsibility of political power, as causing the anomaly of a widespread state of want by the side of the vast supplies of nature.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

British Imprints Collection (Athenaeum of Philadelphia)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Land tenure--England.

Land tenure.

Agriculture--England.

Agriculture.

Great Britain--Politics and government.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

xi, 293 p. 20 cm.

Place of Publication:

London, K. Paul, Trench, 1886.

Contents:

The agencies and spontaneous produce of nature

Combination of labour with the natural agencies...in forming wealth

Classification of sources of wealth

The owner of land in relation to the land and its rent

The owner of capital in relation to his capital and the profits

The labourer in relation to his work and the wages

Concentration of property...as basis of the Constitution

Effects of concentration of property...and of distribution of capital

Process of conversion of large feudal occupancies

Distribution of the land...according to priority of rights acquired by labour

Irresponsibility of a legislative assembly, arising from hereditary political power

Baneful effect of irresponsibility in political institutions

Proposed abolition of all hereditary political power

Schemes of socialism, or communism of property

The land viewed in connection with the burthens [burdens] and public services which should be met out of its produce

Proposed new basis of general taxation

Progress of society in its intellectual, social, and political relations to the present day

A social compact proved to be the foundation of all political rights

Sovereignty of the people and distribution of property

Concentration of property in land and irresponsibility of political power

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Stamped on t.p.: "Received Mar 10 1887, The Athenaeum."

Athenaeum copy: John Livezey Fund bookplate

OCLC:

4128701