The System of Economic Contradictions, or The Philosophy of Poverty

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anarchist literature book non-fiction book socialist literature work of political economy

The System of Economic Contradictions, or The Philosophy of Poverty is an 1846 work by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon that offers a critical, dialectical analysis of capitalism and political economy from a socialist and anarchist perspective.

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Label	Occurrences
Système des contradictions économiques ou Philosophie de la misère	2
The Philosophy of Poverty	2
Système des contradictions économiques	1
The System of Economic Contradictions	1
The System of Economic Contradictions, or The Philosophy of Poverty canonical	1

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Target entity: The System of Economic Contradictions, or The Philosophy of Poverty
Context triple: [Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, notableWork, The System of Economic Contradictions, or The Philosophy of Poverty]

A. An Inquiry into Well-Being and Destitution
An Inquiry into Well-Being and Destitution is an influential economic and philosophical treatise that rigorously examines the concepts of welfare, poverty, and inequality within a comprehensive theoretical framework.
B. Inequality Reexamined
Inequality Reexamined is a philosophical and economic work by Amartya Sen that critically analyzes traditional views of inequality and justice through his capabilities approach.
C. A Treatise on Money
A Treatise on Money is an influential two-volume work by economist John Maynard Keynes that analyzes the functioning of monetary systems, credit, and business cycles in modern economies.
D. An Inquiry into the Nature and Progress of Rent
"An Inquiry into the Nature and Progress of Rent" is an 1815 economic treatise by Thomas Malthus that analyzes the origins, determinants, and distributional implications of land rent within classical political economy.
E. The Fears of the Rich, the Needs of the Poor
The Fears of the Rich, the Needs of the Poor is a book by epidemiologist and public health leader William H. Foege that reflects on global health inequities and the moral imperative to address them.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: The System of Economic Contradictions, or The Philosophy of Poverty
Target entity description: The System of Economic Contradictions, or The Philosophy of Poverty is an 1846 work by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon that offers a critical, dialectical analysis of capitalism and political economy from a socialist and anarchist perspective.

A. An Inquiry into Well-Being and Destitution
An Inquiry into Well-Being and Destitution is an influential economic and philosophical treatise that rigorously examines the concepts of welfare, poverty, and inequality within a comprehensive theoretical framework.
B. Inequality Reexamined
Inequality Reexamined is a philosophical and economic work by Amartya Sen that critically analyzes traditional views of inequality and justice through his capabilities approach.
C. A Treatise on Money
A Treatise on Money is an influential two-volume work by economist John Maynard Keynes that analyzes the functioning of monetary systems, credit, and business cycles in modern economies.
D. An Inquiry into the Nature and Progress of Rent
"An Inquiry into the Nature and Progress of Rent" is an 1815 economic treatise by Thomas Malthus that analyzes the origins, determinants, and distributional implications of land rent within classical political economy.
E. The Fears of the Rich, the Needs of the Poor
The Fears of the Rich, the Needs of the Poor is a book by epidemiologist and public health leader William H. Foege that reflects on global health inequities and the moral imperative to address them.
F. None of above. chosen

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instanceOf	anarchist literature ⓘ book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ socialist literature ⓘ work of political economy ⓘ
author	Pierre-Joseph Proudhon ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	France ⓘ
criticizedBy	Karl Marx ⓘ
criticizes	capitalist property relations ⓘ classical political economy ⓘ
followedBy	The General Idea of the Revolution in the Nineteenth Century ⓘ
genre	economics ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ social theory ⓘ
hasPart	two volumes ⓘ
influenced	anarchist theory ⓘ socialist thought ⓘ
language	French ⓘ
movement	anarchism ⓘ mutualism ⓘ socialism ⓘ
notableFor	systematic critique of capitalism ⓘ use of economic dialectics ⓘ
originalTitle	Système des contradictions économiques ou Philosophie de la misère ⓘ linked to: The System of Economic Contradictions, or The Philosophy of Poverty
perspective	anarchist ⓘ mutualist ⓘ socialist ⓘ
philosophicalApproach	dialectical analysis ⓘ
philosophicalTradition	19th-century socialism ⓘ classical anarchism ⓘ
proposes	mutualism ⓘ
publicationCentury	19th century ⓘ
publicationYear	1846 ⓘ
relatedWork	The Poverty of Philosophy ⓘ
subject	capitalism ⓘ competition ⓘ credit ⓘ division of labor ⓘ economic contradictions ⓘ labor ⓘ monopoly ⓘ political economy ⓘ property ⓘ taxation ⓘ value ⓘ

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Pierre-Joseph Proudhon → notableWork → The System of Economic Contradictions, or The Philosophy of Poverty ⓘ

Pierre-Joseph Proudhon → originalTitleOfWork → Système des contradictions économiques ou Philosophie de la misère ⓘ