{"product_id":"on-the-principles-of-political-economy-and-taxation","title":"Principios de economía política y tributación","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho gets the wealth a country creates—and why do some shares grow while others shrink?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn On the Principles of Political Economy, and Taxation, David Ricardo asks how wealth divides among landowners, owners of capital, and workers. His starting point is the value of goods: what makes one thing exchange for another? From there, he builds a chain of arguments about labour, rent, wages, and profit, with each question leading into the next.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBehind these abstract arguments stand concrete pressures: costly food, heavy debts, and competing claims on Britain's wealth. Ricardo explores why land earns rent, how rising wages affect profits, and where taxes really fall. His case for open trade challenges the Corn Laws, which keep foreign grain out of Britain, and asks readers to rethink what countries gain from exchange.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat you'll discover\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLabour behind value\u003c\/strong\u003e – Explore Ricardo's argument that goods exchange mainly according to the labour needed to produce them.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLand and its rewards\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow his explanation of rent through differences in the quality of land.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWages against profits\u003c\/strong\u003e – See why Ricardo connects rising wages with falling profits in the division of wealth.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe gains from trade\u003c\/strong\u003e – Examine why exchange can benefit countries even when one does everything better.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWho really pays taxes\u003c\/strong\u003e – Trace how taxes draw on income or capital, with consequences for a country's growth.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers curious about rent, wages, trade, and tax, or the roots of modern economic thinking, who welcome abstract arguments rather than current data.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page and follow Ricardo's central question: how is a nation's wealth divided?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534632190300,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/00441_en_ebook-front_c27.jpg?v=1792174983","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/es\/products\/principios-de-economia-politica-y-tributacion","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}