Collection 6

Political Economy

The first attempts to understand markets, value, and the social order that markets sit inside.

How does wealth actually get made, distributed, and contested?

Level 2·Engagement
  • The Wealth of Nations
    Adam Smith
    Coming soon
    The Wealth of Nations
    Adam Smith
  • The Theory of the Leisure Class
    Thorstein Veblen
    Coming soon
    The Theory of the Leisure Class
    Thorstein Veblen
  • The Communist Manifesto
    Karl Marx & Friedrich Engels
    Coming soon
    The Communist Manifesto
    Karl Marx & Friedrich Engels
Level 3·Advanced
  • On the Principles of Political Economy and Taxation
    David Ricardo
    Coming soon
    On the Principles of Political Economy and Taxation
    David Ricardo
  • The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
    Max Weber
    Coming soon
    The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
    Max Weber