The Prosperity Paradox

"Why advances in technology and productivity won't make you rich." Ten short works including "Scotland and Scotsmen" and "Land and Taxation". The chapters are broken up into short sections by Dr Hassed, who also provides a short biography, making this book an excellent introduction to Henry George. The dominant economic paradigm today is called the "free-market" system. This system produces some dismal outcomes including chronic unemployment, poverty, welfare dependency, and vastly uneven distribution of wealth. Henry George, an almost forgotten economist who died in 1897, predicted these problems and showed the way out. The answer is simple and completely relevant to today. This rediscovered collection of Henry George's speeches shows his deep understanding of economics and points the path to prosperity.