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John Stuart Mill: Political Economy
Mill the economist: the Principles of Political Economy (1848), the split between laws of production and distribution, comparative advantage refined, the stationary state, women's rights and worker cooperatives.
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Prereqs: Adam Smith; Ricardo. Next: Alfred Marshall; Mill & utilitarianism. Sources: J.S. Mill, *Principles of Political Economy* (1848); Richard Reeves, *John Stuart Mill: Victorian Firebrand* (2007).Next: 1. The textbook of an era