On Financial Reform

by Henry Parnell

Book Overview

Prior to its publication in 1830, the draft of this work by Sir Henry Parnell, later Baron Congleton (1776-1842), was praised by John Stuart Mill, who said he could 'not see that it is possible to lay down the principles of political economy more broadly'. Chair of the select committee on public income and expenditure during the Duke of Wellington's first ministry, Parnell called for greater retrenchment and reduced taxation. He also argues here that...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108068480
• ISBN13: 9781108068482
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 470 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.5" x 8.5"