Principles Of Political Economy

By

John Stuart Mill

Abridged, with Critical, Bibliographical,

and Explanatory Notes, and a Sketch

of the History of Political Economy,

By

J. Laurence Laughlin, Ph. D.

Assistant Professor of Political Economy in Harvard University

A Text-Book For Colleges.

New York:

D. Appleton And Company,

1, 3, and 5 Bond Street.

1885

Contents

• Preface.
• Introductory.
• A Sketch Of The History Of Political Economy.
• Books For Consultation (From English, French, And German Authors).
• Preliminary Remarks.
• Book I. Production.
• Chapter I. Of The Requisites Of Production.
• § 1. The requisites of production.
• § 2. The Second Requisiteof Production, Labor.
• § 3. Of Capital as a Requisite of Production.
• Chapter II. Of Unproductive Labor.
• § 1. Definition of Productive and Unproductive Labor.
• § 2. Productive and Unproductive Consumption.
• § 3. Distinction Between Labor for the Supply of ProductiveConsumption and Labor for the Supply of Unproductive Consumption.
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