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.

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&#...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction: Reviving the Work of America's Most Original Economist
• 2.Understanding Rents in the Real Economy
• 3. Growth and Rents in the Real Economy
• 4. A New Look at the "Henry George Theorem"
• 5. Savings and Investment: From the Price Mechanism to the Multiplier
• 6. From Craft to Mass Production
• 7. Growth and Rents in Today's Economy
• 8.Real-Financial Linkages and Holdings Securities
• 9. Growth and Rents in the Financial System
• 10. Rents and the Securities Markets
• 11. Conclusions.