Title page from Principles of Political Economy (Ashley ed.)

Principles of Political Economy (Ashley ed.)

Principles of Political Economy, with some of their Applications to Social Philosophy was published in 1848 in London and was republished with changes and updates a total of seven times in Mill’s lifetime. The edition presented here is that prepared by W. J. Ashley in 1909, based on Mill’s 7th edition of 1870. The text provides English translations to several lengthy quotations originally quoted by Mill in French.