ON THE PRINCIPLES OF POLITICAL ECONOMY AND TAXATION
By David Ricardo
Read by Matthew Lloyd Davies
13 hours 13 minutes
The works of the English political economist David Ricardo (1772-1823), and particularly his most important work, The Principles of Political Economy and Taxation, lie at the heart of the laissez-faire school of economics, preceded by Adam Smith and followed by John Stuart Mill. Economic growth, economic freedom – free trade rather than mercantilism, or controlled trade – was the fundamental attitude. Continue Reading →
