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Lessons and Readings

  1. Is there an Iron Law of Wages?

    What IS the Problem? — The “Iron Law of Wages” — Poverty & Overpopulation — Video Supplements 1 and 2 

  2. The Distribution of Wealth

    Economics and Political Economy — The Margin of Production — The Unbounded Savannah–Video Supplement 3 

  3. The Dog in the Manger

    The Dog in the Manger — A Case Study: New York City — Video Supplement 4 — Video Supplement 5 

  4. Capital, Interest and Profits

    Capital, Interest and Profits — The Dynamics of Distribution — Video Supplement 6 

  5. The Boom/Bust Cycle

    The Boom/Bust Cycle (parts 1-4) — Video Supplements 7 and 8

  6. Applying the Remedy

    Henry George’s Remedy (parts 1 – 3) — The Rightful Basis of Property — Video Supplements9  and 10

  7. What We Can Expect

    Henry George’s Remedy (parts 4-6) — Video Supplements11  and 12

  8. How Modern Civilization May Decline

    How Modern Civilization May Decline

  9. Our “Henry George Course” in Context

    Why Henry George? Why this course? — Defining Political Economy — Charting the Costs of Land Speculation — Notes on Money — Socialism, Capitalism & Geoism

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Readings

  • What IS the Problem?
  • “Economics” and Political Economy
  • Why is there an “Iron Law of Wages”?
  • Poverty and Overpopulation
  • The Margin of Production
  • How Do We Divide the Fruits of Labor?
  • Capital, Interest and Profits
  • The Unbounded Savannah
  • The Dynamics of Wealth Distribution
  • The Dog in the Manger
  • The Effects of Expectation…
  • The Boom/Bust Cycle (Parts 1-4)
  • Henry George’s Remedy (Parts 1 – 10)

More Great Reads

  • Liberation Theology and Land Reform
  • Georgist Journal archives
  • A letter from Gaia
  • The Land Question
  • The Georgist Philosophy in Culture and History
  • Assessment of Land Values
  • The Life of Henry George by Henry George, Jr.
  • Who Was Henry George? by Agnes de Mille
  • “Archimedes” by Mark Twain
  • The Real Origin of Monopoly
  • Madsen abridgement of Progress and Poverty
  • Unabridged Progress and Poverty, rtf file

    Our Other Courses

    • Principles of Political Economy
    • Globalization and Trade
    • Economic Science
    • Comprender la Economía


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