The Acquisitive Society

by R. H. Tawney

Overview

2013 Reprint of 1920 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. "The Acquisitive Society" stands out as Tawney's most influential work of social criticism. One of his most widely read books, it criticized the selfish individualism of modern society. Capitalism, he insisted, encourages acquisitiveness and thereby corrupts everyone. The work reflected Tawney's Christian moral values, and exercised a profound influence in Britain and abroad, anticipating the Welfare state.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781614274919
Publisher:	Martino Fine Books
Publication date:	10/01/2013
Pages:	196
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.45(d)

About the Author

R.H. TAWNEY (1880-1962), an English economic historian, was one of the most influential social critics and reformers of his time. After having studied history at Oxford, and influenced by his Anglicanism, he became a strong proponent of adult education. In 1931, Tawney became a professor of economic history at the London School of Economics, and was a leading expert on capitalism and on the connection between Protestantism and capitalism. In addition, he helped Britain's Labor Party formulate their economic policies in the 1920s and '30s. Tawney was a prolific writer of provocative books, such as The Agrarian Problem in the Sixteenth Century (1912) and Religion and the Rise of Capitalism (1926).

Table of Contents

I	Introductory	1
II	Rights and Functions	8
III	The Acquisitive Society	20
IV	The Nemesis of Industrialism	33
V	Property and Creative Work	52
VI	The Functional Society	84
VII	Industry as a Profession	91
VIII	The "Vicious Circle"	123
IX	The Condition of Efficiency	139
X	The Position of the Brain Worker	161
XI	Porro Unum Necessarium	180