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An inquiry into the permanent causes of the decline and fall of powerful and wealthy nations : $b Designed to shew how the prosperity of the British empire may be prolonged

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An inquiry into the permanent causes of the decline and fall of powerful and wealthy nations : $b Designed to shew how the prosperity of the British empire may be prolonged

by William Playfair

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Project Gutenberg

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Produced by Robert W. Jones from an original print of the 1st edition held by The British Library, London. (Shelfmark: 432d12/432.d.12). The text was then compared against that of an original print of the 2nd edition held by the Library (Archives & Rare Books), London School of Economics and Political Science.

Release date

2005-08-21

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

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https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/16575

Subjects

Economics History -- Philosophy Great Britain -- Economic conditions HC

About the author

William Playfair

1759–1823

Best known as the pioneer who turned numbers into pictures, this Scottish engineer and political economist helped invent the line chart, bar chart, and pie chart. His work changed how people understand data, making complex economic trends visible at a glance.

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