The Science of Political Economy

Henry George

Originally published posthumously in 1898. This abridged edition was published in 2004 by the Robert Schalkenbach Foundation

• Title Page
• Contents

FORWARD (by Harry Pollard)

• The People's Economic Scientist

INTRODUCTION

• Reason of this Work

PART I -- THE MEANING OF POLITICAL ECONOMY

• Chapter 1:
  Man and the World
• Chapter 2:
  the Greater Leviathan
• Chapter 3:
  The Meaning of Civilization
• Chapter 4:
  The Origin and Genesis of Civilization
• Chapter 5:
  Knowledge and Skill
• Chapter 6:
  Natural Laws
• Chapter 7:
  The Knowledge Properly Called Science
• Chapter 8:
  The Meaning and Scope of Political Economy
• Chapter 9:
  The Elements of Political Economy
• Chapter 10:
  The Fundamental Law of Political Economy
• Chapter 11:
  Methods of Political Economy
• Chapter 12:
  Political Economy As Science and Art

PART II -- THE NATURE OF WEALTH

• Chapter 1:
  Confusions as to the Meaning of Wealth
• Chapter 2:
  Causes of Confusion as to the Meaning of Wealth
• Chapter 3:
  Adam Smith and the French Physiocrats
• Chapter 4:
  Development of the Scholastic Political Economy
• Chapter 5:
  Gropings Toward a Determination of Wealth
• Chapter 6:
  The Breakdown of Scholastic Political Economy
• Chapter 7:
  Wealth and Value
• Chapter 8:
  Economic Value: Its Real Meaning and Final Measure
• Chapter 9:
  Value of General or Particular Things
• Chapter 10:
  The Two Sources of Value
• Chapter 11:
  The Meaning of Wealth in Political Economy
• Chapter 12:
  The Genesis of Wealth
• Chapter 13:
  The Wealth That is Called Capital
• Chapter 14:
  Why Political Economy Considers Only Wealth
• Chapter 15:
  Moral Confusions as to Wealth
• Chapter 16:
  The Permanence of Wealth

PART III -- THE PRODUCTION OF WEALTH

• Chapter 1:
  The Production of Wealth
• Chapter 2:
  The Three Modes of Production
• Chapter 3:
  The Alleged Law of Diminishing Returns in Agriculture
• Chapter 4:
  Space and Time
• Chapter 5:
  The Relation of Space in Production
• Chapter 6:
  The Relation of Time in Production
• Chapter 7:
  Co-Operation: Its Two Ways
• Chapter 8:
  Cooperation: Its Two Kinds
• Chapter 9:
  The Office of Exchange in Production
• Chapter 10:
  Order of the Three Factors of Production

PART IV -- THE DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH

• Chapter 1:
  The Meaning of Distribution
• Chapter 2:
  The Nature of Distribution
• Chapter 3:
  Physical and Moral Laws
• Chapter 4:
  Property
• Chapter 5:
  Cause of Confusion as to Property

PART V -- MONEY: THE MEDIUM OF EXCHANGE AND MEASURE OF VALUE

• Chapter 1:
  Confusions as to Money
• Chapter 2:
  The Common Understanding of Money
• Chapter 3:
  Medium of Exchange and Measure of Value
• Chapter 4:
  The Office of Credit in Exchanges
• Chapter 5:
  The Genesis of Money
• Chapter 6:
  The Two Kinds of Money

AFTERWORD (By Lindy Davies)

• The Science of Political Economy: What Henry George "Left Out"

• Index