Project Gutenberg 2005-08-21 Public domain in the USA. 155 Playfair, William 1759 1823 Oddy, J. Jepson Oddy, Joshua Jepson Oddy, John Jepson Jepson, J. Oddy 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 Reading ease score: 48.8 (College-level). Difficult to read. 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. "An Inquiry into the Permanent Causes of the Decline and Fall of Powerful and Wealthy Nations" by William Playfair is a historical account written in the early 19th century. The book investigates the underlying reasons for the decline of various nations, emphasizing the transition from wealth and power to desolation and degradation. Playfair's analysis incorporates historical examples, aiming to uncover the permanent causes that contribute to such societal downturns. At the start of the work, Playfair introduces his main themes, emphasizing the importance of understanding how nations can maintain their prosperity once achieved. He reflects on historical patterns, identifying a universal trend where societies that once thrived eventually succumb to decline, as illustrated by various ancient civilizations. The opening portion sets the stage for a detailed exploration of the interplay between wealth, power, and the internal and external factors contributing to national decline, effectively framing the inquiry as deeply relevant to contemporary England and its own standing among nations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Economics History -- Philosophy Great Britain -- Economic conditions HC Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Economics Browsing: History - General Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics 1651378 1649250 2024-10-07T11:14:50.224329 2023-09-07T11:35:07.159776 text/html text/html 1770459 2020-12-12T10:53:55 text/html; charset=us-ascii 308145 2020-12-12T10:53:55 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 432031 2024-10-07T11:15:16.036197 application/epub+zip 453737 2024-10-07T11:14:55.643280 application/epub+zip 400265 2024-10-07T11:14:53.606336 application/epub+zip 929520 2024-10-07T11:15:32.050122 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 808725 2024-10-07T11:15:14.546211 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 533118 2022-09-08T06:17:00.118146 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 745105 744766 2024-10-07T11:14:45.756369 2023-09-07T11:35:03.041743 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 744908 2020-12-12T10:53:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 261869 2020-12-12T10:53:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20814 2024-10-07T11:15:32.204097 application/rdf+xml 26909 2024-10-07T11:14:54.301297 image/jpeg 4731 2024-10-07T11:14:53.954308 image/jpeg 423727 2024-10-07T11:14:50.295299 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia