Principles of Economics, Book 4: The Agents of Production


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Principles of Economics was a leading economics textbook of Alfred Marshall (1842-1924), first published in 1890. Marshall began writing the book in 1881, and he spent much of the next decade at work on it.

His plan for the work gradually extended to a two-volume compilation on the whole of economic thought; the first volume was published in 1890 to worldwide acclaim that established him as one of the leading economists of his time. It brought the ideas of supply and demand, of marginal utility and of the costs of production into a coherent whole, and became the dominant economic textbook in England for a long period. The second volume, which was to address foreign trade, money, trade fluctuations, taxation, and collectivism, was never published at all. (Summary from Wikipedia)

This reading is based on the eighth edition, published in 1920. (7 hr 39 min)

Chapters

Introductory 13:57 Read by Carl Manchester
The Fertility of Land 12:10 Read by Sibella Denton
The Fertility of Land, continued 1:09:00 Read by icyjumbo (1964-2010)
The Growth of Population 1:10:32 Read by icyjumbo (1964-2010)
The Health and Strength of the Population 15:57 Read by Sibella Denton
Industrial Training 45:06 Read by icyjumbo (1964-2010)
The Growth of Wealth 54:00 Read by Mark Nelson
Industrial Organisation 20:29 Read by Sibella Denton
Industrial Organisation, continued: Division of Labour, The Influence of Machin… 29:11 Read by Sibella Denton
Industrial Organisation, continued: The Concentration of Specialised Industries 22:02 Read by timallenpro2000
Industrial Organisation, continued: Production on a Large Scale 31:40 Read by Mark Nelson
Industrial Organisation, continued: Business Management 57:46 Read by Claude Banta
Conclusion 17:36 Read by Sibella Denton