Henry George
began with the ethical premise that all people have an equal
right to the use of the earth. From that he concluded that
exclusive private ownership of land (natural resources) creates
unwarranted special privileges. Furthermore, he observed that
holding land out of production drives down real wages and
the returns to capital equipment. This process is further
exacerbated by taxes on production and income that 1)
increase unemployment, 2) discourage productive
investment, and 3) encourage unproductive
land speculation and rent-seeking. To counteract this self-destructive
system, George advocated shifting taxes from labor and capital
onto the value of land and natural resources.
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Progress
and Poverty (1879)
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This
classic bestseller in political economy launched a worldwide
movement for the abolition of privilege and poverty -- by
eliminating the root cause, land monopoly. Ever since the
publication of Progress and Poverty, advocates of
liberty and justice have responded to its clarion call: "To
abolish all taxation save that upon land values. Today,
as policy-makers around the world consider ways to fairly
and efficiently allocate access to Earth's precious resources,
Progress and Poverty takes on new and increasing
relevance. |
Progress
and Poverty
2006
Abridged and Edited by Bob Drake
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Why There Are Recessions And Poverty Amid Plenty-
And What To Do About It!
One of the world's best-selling books on political economy
edited and abridged for modern readers.
Many economists and politicians foster the illusion that
great fortunes and poverty stem from the presence or absence
of individual skill and risk-taking. Henry George, by contrast,
showed that the wealth gap occurs because a few people are
allowed to monopolize natural opportunities and deny them
to others. George did not advocate equality of income, the
forcible redistribution of wealth, or government management
of the economy. He simply believed that in a society not
burdened by the demands of a privileged elite, a full and
satisfying life would be attainable by everyone.
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Henry George's
Progress And Poverty
Notes By Mason Gaffney
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"The progress of civilization requires
that more and more intelligence be devoted to social affairs,
and this not the intelligence of the few, but that of the
many. We cannot safely leave politics to politicians, or political
economy to college professsors. The people themselves must
think, because the people alone can act." (Social
Problems, Chapter I, "The Increasing Importance
of Social Questions".) Many readers consider this collection
of twenty-two essays to be the best introduction to the ideas
of Henry George.
You can easily copy and paste passages from the online works
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The Land Question
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Property in Land the Condition of Labor
First published in 1881 as "The Irish Land Question" PDF
New York Times 2-8-1883 |
Property in Land
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Published as section 2 of the The Land Question
A Passage-at-Arms between the Duke of Argyll and Henry George
I. The Prophet of San Francisco by the Duke of Argyll II. The “Reduction
to Iniquity” by Henry George PDF
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| Condition-of-Labor |
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A
Perplexed Philosopher |
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word version of the text can be found here. |
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Georgist material in pdf format |
The
Standard
First Edition
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The Standard
Volume 1 No.13
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The Standard was the weekly paper highlighting
news and viewpoints from Henry George’s Single Tax
movement.
Volume 1 No.1 January 8, 1887
The
Standard on two DVDs |
Causes
of Business Depression |
Henry George's contribution to the New York
periodical, Once a Week, March 6, 1894 |
Crime
of Poverty |
word document |
Futility
Strikes |
word document |
Justice
the Object |
word document |
Land
and Taxation |
A conversation between David Dudley Field
and Henry George, first published in the "North American
Review", July, 1885. |
The
Land for the People |
An address delivered on July 11, 1889, in
Toomebridge, County Derry, Ireland |
Moses |
word document |
Ode
to Liberty |
Henry George's celebrated Fourth of July
Oration delivered in San Francisco, 1877. |
Peace |
word document |
Progress
and Poverty (condensed) |
Key passages from George's classic that present
the essentials of his thesis. Selected and edited by James
L. Busey (1968). |
Scotland
and Scotsmen |
An Address Delivered on February 18, 1884
in the City Hall, Glasgow, Scotland. "There is no natural
reason for poverty." |
The
Single Tax: What It Is and Why We Urge It |
An article published in The Christian
Advocate in 1890 and thereafter reprinted in various
magazines in the United Stated and England. |
The
Study of Political Economy |
word document |
Thou
Shalt Not Steal |
word document |
"Thy
Kingdom Come" |
A sermon delivered on Sunday, April 28,
1889, in the City Hall, Glasgow, Scotland. |
Why
The Landowner Cannot Shift The Tax on Land Values |
word document |
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