John Ramsay McCulloch (1789-1864) wrote numerous articles, pamphlets and books about the emerging field of political economy. This two-volume work, published in 1837, focuses on 'the British Empire, exclusive of its foreign dependencies', in other words, Great Britain and Ireland. McCulloch drew information from the 1821 and 1831 census returns and commissioned contributions from experts including William Jackson Hooker, who provided the article on botany. His book was the first such overview to be compiled in more than a century and is an indispensable contemporary source on life in Great Britain and Ireland at the close of the Georgian era. Volume 1 first covers topography and population, and then focuses on agriculture, providing fascinating data on land use and the breeds of livestock reared. Additional chapters focus on crime and punishment, improvements in diet and standard of living, the economic benefits deriving from overseas colonies, and the English language.

A Statistical Account of the British Empire: Volume 1: Exhibiting its Extent, Physical Capacities, Population, Industry, and Civil and Religious Institutions

John Ramsay McCulloch

Cambridge University Press

John Ramsay McCulloch (1789-1864) wrote numerous articles, pamphlets and books about the emerging field of political economy. This two-volume work, published in 1837, focuses on 'the British Empire, exclusive of its foreign dependencies', in other words, Great Britain and Ireland. McCulloch drew information from the 1821 and 1831 census returns and commissioned contributions from experts including William Jackson Hooker, who provided the article on botany. His book was the first such overview to be compiled in more than a century and is an indispensable contemporary source on life in Great Britain and Ireland at the close of the Georgian era. Volume 2 examines industry, commerce and foreign trade, beginning with coal production and consumption. Later chapters address social institutions including parliament and local government, the courts, the established church and other religions, and topics such as education, taxation, defence spending, health and life expectancy, and the poor laws.

A Statistical Account of the British Empire: Volume 2: Exhibiting its Extent, Physical Capacities, Population, Industry, and Civil and Religious Institutions

McCulloch, J[ohn] R[amsay]. A Treatise on the Principles and Practical Influence of Taxation and the Funding System. London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1845. xv, 504 pp. Reprinted October 2007 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 978-1-58477-712-0. ISBN-10: 1-58477-712-5. Cloth.* Reprint of the first edition of the first systematic full-length treatise in English on public finance. Published three years after the reintroduction of the income tax, it is a work that offers a general survey of public finance and economic theory. Beginning with a discussion of the general principles of taxation, it goes on to deal with direct taxes, indirect taxes and public debt. Its importance was recognized almost immediately, and it went through two more editions in 1852 and 1863. McCulloch [1789-1864] was Comptroller of the Stationary Office and one of the first experts on public finance. In addition to this work and related articles in the Scotsman, Edinburgh Review and Encyclopedia Britannica he compiled and annotated the Literature of Political Economy, an important reference work.

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A Statistical Account of the British Empire: Volume 1: Exhibiting its Extent, Physical Capacities, Population, Industry, and Civil and Religious Institutions

A Statistical Account of the British Empire: Volume 2: Exhibiting its Extent, Physical Capacities, Population, Industry, and Civil and Religious Institutions

A Treatise on the Principles And Practical Influence of Taxation And the Funding System