Henry George and How Growth in Real Estate Contributes to Inequality and Financial Instability

• Main Author: Nell, Edward (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Pivot, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Palgrave Studies on Henry George for the 21st Century,
• Subjects: Schools of economics.; Economic policy.; Economic history.; Heterodox Economics.; Economic Policy.; History of Economic Thought/Methodology.
• Physical Description: XVI, 148 p. 14 illus. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783030186630
• ISSN: 2524-8847
• DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-18663-0

This Palgrave Pivot contextualizes Henry George as an important and uniquely American figure in the fields of economics and political economy, with special emphasis on the frontier and innovation. This book discusses George's concept of rent as the result of economic progress, explains George's argument that the rise in rents caused by economic progress in turn generates inequality and poverty, and examines the relevance of these ideas in today's financialized global economy. This book adds to the very necessary discussion of whether our current financial industry is a benefit or a drain on human economic well-being.