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by robertothais 3340 days ago
Could you recommend a good introductory book on his ideas?
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George himself is extremely readable. "Social Problems", or his enormously popular "Progress and Poverty" are good introductions.

If that seems a bit too much, I recommend first essay in Robert de Fremery's "Rights vs. Privileges" as a short overview of George's concepts.[0]

[0] https://books.google.com/books/about/Rights_vs_privileges.ht...

I'm wary of "systems" like this, whether Marxist, Georgist, Hayekist, whatever. The idea of a system is too attractive, and I think a lot of these ideas therefore attract undue approval and adherence.

A la carte, experience and evidence would seem the way to go. Unfortunately, if you adhere to a system, some of the items on the buffet are just off limits.

One could say the same thing about the "system" of abolitionism.
https://www.amazon.com/Progress-Poverty-Industrial-Depressio...

It's a fantastic read. Great author. Great person. Once you see his ideas you will view our "economy" utterly differently and IMHO for the better.

I would suggest some of the essays regarding Mutualism and Georgism at C4SS. They tend to do a decent job breaking down the problems of capitalism without smothering you with thick language.