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The Acquisitive Society by Tawney, R. H. 1880-1962. is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Acquisitive Society about?
"The Acquisitive Society is a classic analysis of the traditional theory of individual property rights. It shows how that theory, although appropriate to the simple economic situation for which it was formulated, has resulted in the twentieth century in waste, inequality, and a struggle between the classes. This book suggests as an alternative that rights of property and industrial organization should be based upon a different principle - the principle of function. Acceptance of this principle would have certain practical effects: it would abolish proprietary rights when they are not accompanied by a discharge of obligations to society, and it would organize industry as a profession directed to the service of the public."
Who reads The Acquisitive Society?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Tawney, R. H. 1880-1962.
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace and World, c1920.
- Published
- 1920
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780156028462
- Category
- nonfiction