Book · 1879
Progress and Poverty
An Enquiry Into the Cause of Industrial Depressions, and of Increase of Want with Increase of Wealth. The Remedy
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So in 1879, a guy named Henry George writes a book called Progress and Poverty in the United States. And basically, it's the first book about the rich stealing from the poor.
The best things said about it
And if we can find a way to share the Earth then we can solve the Paradox that is the title of George's book progress and poverty why does poverty Advance even when progress advances.
Why people recommend it
Progress and Poverty by Henry George is an 1879 foundational economic text that explores the paradox of advancing material progress alongside persistent poverty and wealth inequality. On The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett, Nick Hanauer mentioned the book to provide historical context on economic theories of wealth distribution, describing it as an early work examining how the wealthy extract resources from the poor. Lars Doucet also discussed the book extensively on Dwarkesh Podcast, noting that it addresses the central paradox of why poverty advances even when societal progress accelerates. Doucet further cited the book's historical analysis of Ireland to explain how improvements made to land can be captured through increased rent, illustrating the core principles of Georgism and the case against speculative land practices. Across these conversations, the book remains a vital historical benchmark for understanding modern debates surrounding land value taxation, economic rent, and systemic inequality in capitalist economies.
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Lars Doucet and if we can find a way to share the Earth then we can solve the Paradox that is the title of George's boo… 2
“and if we can find a way to share the Earth then we can solve the Paradox that is the title of George's book progress and poverty why does poverty Advance even when progress advances”
“and that's exactly what happened in Ireland when um and George talks about this in progress and poverty is that a lot of people were like why was there feminine in Ireland”
Nick Hanauer So in 1879, a guy named Henry George writes a book called Progress and Poverty in the United States. And ba… 1
“So in 1879, a guy named Henry George writes a book called Progress and Poverty in the United States. And basically, it's the first book about the rich stealing from the poor.”
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“but the reason we're talking is that he wrote a review of Henry George's progress in poverty that won Scott Alexander's book review contest and now it has been turned into and expanded into this book land is a big deal”