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Illustrations of political economy, Volume 5 (of 9)

Chapter 1: ILLUSTRATIONS OF POLITICAL ECONOMY.
By Harriet Martineau
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A collection of instructive narratives that use domestic and travel episodes to illustrate economic concepts. One story traces displaced political prisoners traveling into a remote region, showing how exile, labor demands, and family strain reveal the human effects of economic systems. Another arc follows a provincial banker, his relations, and the local market, examining how credit, pride, household arrangements, and communal decisions shape livelihoods. Shorter chapters and vignettes link personal choices to broader topics such as production, exchange, labor allocation, and civic responsibility, blending moral observation with concrete examples to render political economy in everyday terms.

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Title: Illustrations of political economy, Volume 5 (of 9)

Author: Harriet Martineau

Release date: November 2, 2023 [eBook #72008]

Language: English

Original publication: London: Charles Fox, Paternoster-Row, 1834

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ILLUSTRATIONS
OF
POLITICAL ECONOMY.

BY
HARRIET MARTINEAU.
THE CHARMED SEA.
BERKELEY THE BANKER—Part I.
BERKELEY THE BANKER—Part II.
IN NINE VOLUMES.——VOL. V.
ROUTLEDGE, WARNES, & ROUTLEDGE,
FARRINGDON STREET;
NEW YORK: 56, WALKER STREET.
1859.