A Discourse on the Rise, Progress, Peculiar Objects, and Importance, of Political Economy (Classic Reprint)

Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Discourse on the Rise, Progress, Peculiar Objects, and Importance, of Political Economy MY object in publishing the following Discourse has been to furnish the Students of Political Economy with a general view of the principles on which the science is founded; the distinguishing features of the most celebrated theories that have been advanced to explain its various results the distinction between it and Politics; the utility of its study to all ranks and orders of the community and the plan I follow in teaching it, both in my public and pri vate classes. I had previously attempted to do this in an Introductory Lecture to the Course I have delivered here and in London but it was impossible, in so nar row a space, to touch on many topics that I have here discussed at considerable length, or to treat others so fully as their importance seemed to require. Though the Discourse is chiefly intended for the use of those who may attend my classes, I am not without hopes that it may be of service to others. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.