The Mystery of Wealth by John Hutton

The Mystery of Wealth

Political Economy – Its Development and Impact on World Events

by John Hutton

University of Queensland Press, 1979, [First Edition], ISBN 0702212989, large c-format paperback

Very Good Condition, some edge and shelf wear, some rubbing and bumping to edges and corers, chip in front cover which has left an indentation to first dozen pages  (see photographs)

“John Hutton’s new book relates both the story and the contemporary relevance of the great debates about scarcity, wealth and welfare, with perception, clarity, humanity and wit.  His work will be especially welcomed by those many students and laymen who are seeking a comprehensive yet succinct introduction to the history of political and economic thoughts and how they influence the fast changing world of today.
This book includes brief lives of more than fifty significant thinkers including Adam Smith, Karl Marx, and John Maynard Keynes, and a chronology of events between 1750 and 1977.  The purpose s to enable the reader to perceive the main developments of the ‘industrial age’ against the lives and pre-occupations of the leading intellects of the same period.  He concludes with a discussion about possible ‘convergency’ between the various doctrines and systems reviewed, and looks at ideas about the future prospects for the world economy during this, the last quarter fo the twentieth century.”