Book · 1817 · Nonfiction

Principles of Political Economy and Taxation

Name: Principles of Political Economy and Taxation
Author: David Ricardo

Dover Publications · 320 pages

★ 6.2 editorial score

Two countries gain by trading even when one makes everything more cheaply. Ricardo's proof turned free trade from a preference into a theorem, and no tariff debate has escaped it.

Genre

Economics

Subject

Comparative advantage Free trade Economics

Time

1817

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