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Progress and Poverty (Illustrated) An Inquiry into the Cause of Industrial Depressions and of Increase of Want with Increase of Wealth; The Remedy
Henry George
Progress and Poverty
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Henry George wrote this influential economic treatise over a decade to argue for his single tax proposal on land as a means to close the gap between the rich and the poor. It became a bestseller, selling over 3 million copies and being translated into multiple languages.
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Over the next decade, George went to work on his book Progress and Poverty, making the case for how his proposal would close the gap between the rich and the poor.
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Henry George wrote this influential economic treatise over a decade to argue for his single tax proposal on land as a means to close the gap between the rich and the poor. It became a bestseller, selling over 3 million copies and being translated into multiple languages.
"
Over the next decade, George went to work on his book Progress and Poverty, making the case for how his proposal would close the gap between the rich and the poor.
But George's single tax idea was so controversial that his manuscript for Progress and Poverty was rejected by many publishers.
But when Progress and Poverty finally went public, it quickly became a bestseller. It was the most influential economic treatise of the era, translated into multiple languages and selling more than 3 million copies.
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