The Political Economy of Progress: John Stuart Mill and Modern Radicalism (John Stuart Mill and Modern Radicalism)

Author
Persky, Joseph
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Published
20180110
ISBN
9780190460631
ISBN registration area
English-language area (ISBN 978-0)

Description

John Stuart Mill constructed the first serious radical economics. Mill saw laissez-faire capitalism as a transitional system from which the working classes might emerge with decent wages, control of their workplaces, and a chance at meaningful individual development. Mill's understanding of progress became the very foundation of radical reform.