Vol. I.
New York:
Henry Holt & Co.
1878
Contents
- [Translator's Preface.]
- [Author's Preface. (1st Edition.)]
- [From The Author's Prefaces. (2d to 11th Edition.)]
- [Preliminary Essay.]
- [Introduction.]
- [Chapter I. Fundamental Ideas.]
- [Section I. Goods—Wants.]
- [Section II. Goods.—Economic Goods.]
- [Section III. Goods.—The Three Classes Of Goods.]
- [Section IV. Of Value.—Value In Use.]
- [Section V. Value.—Value In Exchange.]
- [Section VI. Value.—Alleged Contradiction Between Value In Use And Value In Exchange.]
- [Section VII. Resources Or Means (Vermögen).]
- [Section VIII. Valuation Of Resources.]
- [Section IX. Wealth.]
- [Section X. Wealth.—Signs Of National Wealth.]
- [Section XI. Of Economy (Husbandry).]
- [Section XII. Economy.—Grades Of Economy.]
- [Section XIII. Political Economy.—The Economic Organism.]
- [Section XIV. Origin Of A Nation's Economy.]
- [Section XV. Diseases Of The Social Organism.]
- [Chapter II. Position Of Political Economy In The Circle Of Related Sciences.]
- [Section XVI. Political Or National Economy.]
- [Section XVII. Sciences Relating To National Life.—The Science Of Public Economy.—The Science Of Finance.]
- [Section XVIII. Sciences Relating To National Life.—Statistics.]
- [Section XIX. Private Economy—Cameralistic Science.]
- [Section XX. Private Economy. (Continued.)]
- [Section XXI. What Political Economy Treats Of.]
- [Chapter III. The Methods Of Political Economy.]
- [Section XXII. Former Methods.]
- [Section XXIII. The Idealistic Method.]
- [Section XXIV. The Idealistic Method. (Continued.)]
- [Section XXV. The Idealistic Method. (Continued.)]
- [Section XXVI. The Historical Method—The Anatomy And Physiology Of Public Economy.]
- [Section XXVII. Advantages Of The Historical Or Physiological Method.]
- [Section XXVIII. Advantages Of The Historical Method. (Continued.)]
- [Section XXIX. The Practical Character Of The Historical Method In Political Economy.]
- [Book I. The Production Of Goods.]
- [Chapter I. Factors Of Production.]
- [Section XXX. Meaning Of Production.]
- [Section XXXI. The Factors Of Production.—External Nature.]
- [Section XXXII. External Nature.—The Sea.—Climate.]
- [Section XXXIII. External Nature.—Gifts Of Nature With Value In Exchange.]
- [Section XXXIV. External Nature. (Continued.)]
- [Section XXXV. External Nature.—Elements Of Agricultural Productiveness.]
- [Section XXXVI. External Nature.—Further Divisions Of Nature's Gifts.]
- [Section XXXVII. External Nature.—The Geographical Character Of A Country.]
- [Section XXXVIII. Of Labor.—Divisions Of Labor.]
- [Section XXXIX. Labor.—Taste For Labor.—Piece-Wages.]
- [Section XL. Labor.—Labor-Power Of Individuals.]
- [Section XLI. Labor.—Effect Of The Esteem In Which It Is Held.]
- [Section XLII. Of Capital.—The Classes Of Goods Of Which A Nation's Capital Is Made Up.]
- [Section XLIII. Capital.—Productive Capital.]
- [Section XLIV. Capital.—Fixed Capital, And Circulating Capital.]
- [Section XLV. Capital.—How It Originates.]
- [Chapter II. Co-Operation Of The Factors.]
- [Section XLVI. The Productive Coöperation Of The Three Factors.]
- [Section XLVII. Productive Co-Operation Of The Three Factors. The Three Great Periods Of A Nation's Economy.]
- [Section XLVIII. Critical History Of The Idea Of Productiveness.]
- [Section XLIX. Critical History Of The Idea Of Productiveness.—The Doctrine Of The Physiocrates.]
- [Section L. The Same Subject Continued.]
- [Section LI. The Same Subject Continued.]
- [Section LII. Idea Of Productiveness.]
- [Section LIII. The Same Subject Continued.]
- [Section LIV. Importance Of A Due Proportion In The Different Branches Of Productiveness.]
- [Section LV. The Degree Of Productiveness.]
- [Chapter III. The Organization Of Labor.]
- [Section LVI. Development Of The Division Of Labor.]
- [Section LVII. Development Of The Division Of Labor.—Its Extent At Different Periods.]
- [Section LVIII. Advantages Of The Division Of Labor.]
- [Section LIX. Conditions Of The Division Of Labor.]
- [Section LX. Influence Of The Extent Of The Market On The Division Of Labor.]
- [Section LXI. The Division Of Labor—Means Of Increasing It.]
- [Section LXII. The Reverse, Or Dark Side Of The Division Of Labor.]
- [Section LXIII. Dark Side Of The Division Of Labor.—Its Gain And Loss.]
- [Section LXIV. The Co-Operation Of Labor.]
- [Section LXV. The Principle Of Stability, Or Of The Continuity Of Work.]
- [Section LXVI. Advantage Of Large Enterprises.]
- [Chapter IV. Freedom And Slavery.]
- [Section LXVII. The Origin Of Slavery.]
- [Section LXVIII. The Same Subject Continued.]
- [Section LXIX. Origin Of Slavery.—Want Of Freedom.]
- [Section LXX. Emancipation.]
- [Section LXXI. Disadvantages Of Slavery.]
- [Section LXXII. Effect Of An Advance In Civilization On Slavery.]
- [Section LXXIII. The Same Subject Continued.]
- [Section LXXIV. The Same Subject Continued.]
- [Section LXXV. The Same Subject Continued.]
- [Section LXXVI. (Appendix To Chapter IV.) The Domestic Servant System.]
- [Chapter V. Community Of Goods And Private Property. Capital—Property.]
- [Section LXXVII. Capital.—Importance Of Private Property.]
- [Section LXXVIII. Socialism And Communism.]
- [Section LXXIX. Socialism And Communism. (Continued.)]
- [Section LXXX. Socialism And Communism. (Continued.)]
- [Section LXXXI. Community Of Goods.]
- [Section LXXXII. The Organization Of Labor.]
- [Section LXXXIII. The Organization Of Labor. (Continued.)]
- [Section LXXXIV. The Organization Of Labor. (Continued.)]
- [Section LXXXV. The Right Of Inheritance.]
- [Section LXXXVI. Economic Utility Of The Right Of Inheritance.]
- [Section LXXXVII. Landed Property.]
- [Section LXXXVIII. Landed Property. (Continued.)]
- [Chapter VI. Credit.]
- [Section LXXXIX. Credit In General.]
- [Section XC. Credit—Effects Of Credit.]
- [Section XCI. Debtor Laws.]
- [Section XCII. History Of Credit Laws.]
- [Section XCIII. Means Of Promoting Credit.]
- [Section XCIV. Letters Of Respite (Specialmoratorien).]
- [Book II. The Circulation Of Goods.]
- [Chapter I. Circulation In General.]
- [Section XCV. Meaning Of The Circulation Of Goods.]
- [Section XCVI. Rapidity Of Circulation.]
- [Section XCVII. Freedom Of Competition.]
- [Section XCVIII. How Goods Are Paid For.—The Rent For Goods.]
- [Section XCIX. Freedom Of Competition And International Trade.]
- [Chapter II. Prices]
- [Section C. Prices In General.]
- [Section CI. Effect Of The Struggle Of Opposing Interests On Price.]
- [Section CII. Demand.]
- [Section CIII. Demand.—Indispensable Goods.]
- [Section CIV. Influence Of Purchaser's Solvability On Prices.]
- [Section CV. Supply.]
- [Section CVI. The Cost Of Production.]
- [Section CVII. Equilibrium Of Prices.]
- [Section CVIII. Effect Of A Rise Of Price Much Above Cost.]
- [Section CIX. Effect Of A Decline Of Price Below Cost.]
- [Chapter CX. Different Cost Of Production Of The Same Goods.]
- [Section CXI. Different Cost Of Production Of The Same Goods. (Continued.)]
- [Section CXII. Exceptions.]
- [Section CXIII. Exceptions. (Continued.)]
- [Section CXIV. Prices Fixed By Government.]
- [Section CXV. Influence Of Growing Civilization On Prices.]
- [Chapter III. Money In General.]
- [Section CXVI. Instrument Of Exchange. Measure Of Value. Barter.]
- [Section CXVII. Effect Of The Introduction Of Money.]
- [Section CXVIII. The Different Kinds Of Money.]
- [Section CXIX. The Metals As Money.]
- [Section CXX. Money—The Precious Metals.]
- [Section CXXI. Value In Use And Value In Exchange Of Money.]
- [Section CXXII. Value In Exchange Of Money.]
- [Section CXXIII. The Quantity Of Money A Nation Needs.]
- [Section CXXIV. The Quantity Of Money A Nation Needs. (Continued.)]
- [Section CXXV. Uniformity Of The Value In Exchange Of The Precious Metals.]
- [Section CXXVI. Uniformity Of The Value In Exchange Of The Precious Metals. (Continued.)]
- [Chapter IV. History Of Prices.]
- [Section CXXVII. Measure Of Prices,—Constant Measure.]
- [Section CXXVIII. Value In Exchange Estimated In Labor.]
- [Section CXXIX. The Precious Metals The Best Measure Of Prices.]
- [Section CXXX. History Of The Prices Of The Chief Wants Of Life.]
- [Section CXXXI. History Of The Prices Of The Chief Wants Of Life. (Continued.)]
- [Section CXXXII. History Of The Prices Of The Chief Wants Of Life. (Continued.)]
- [Section CXXXIII. History Of The Prices Of The Chief Wants Of Life. (Continued.)]
- [Section CXXXIV. History Of The Prices Of The Chief Wants Of Life. (Continued.)]
- [Section CXXXV. History Of The Values Of The Precious Metals.—In Antiquity And In The Middle Ages.]
- [Section CXXXVI. Effect On The Discovery Of American Mines Etc. On The Value Of The Precious Metals.]
- [Section CXXXVII. Revolution In Prices At The Beginning Of Modern History.]
- [Section CXXXVIII. Revolution In Prices.—Influence Of The Non-Monetary Use Of Gold And Silver.]
- [Section CXXXIX. History Of Prices.—Californian And Australian Discoveries.]
- [Section CXL. Revolution In Prices.—Its Influence On The National Resources.]
- [Section CXLI. Effect Of An Enhancement Of The Price Of The Precious Metals.]
- [Section CXLII. The Price Of Gold As Compared With That Of Silver.]
- [Section CXLIII. The Price Of Gold As Compared With That Of Silver. (Continued.)]
- [Appendix I. Paper Money.]
- [Section I. Paper Money And Money-Paper.]
- [Section II. Advantages And Disadvantages Of Paper Money.]
- [Section III. Kinds Of Redemption.]
- [Section IV. Compulsory Circulation.]
- [Section V. Resumption Of Specie Payments.]
- [Section VI. Paper Money—A Curse Or A Blessing?]
- [Footnotes]