The progress of the nation

by George Richardson Porter

This standard record of English economic development during the first half of the nineteenth century was revised and updated by Francis W. Hirst. It covers successively population, production, interchange, public finance, consumption, accumulation, moral progress and colonies. "Not entirely dissimilar to Mill's Principles of which, in a sense, if ought to be considered as the companion volume." J.A. Schumpeter History of Economic Analysis

751 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1970

About the author

George Richardson Porter (1792–1852) was an English statistician. He became head of the statistical department of the Board of Trade.

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