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GRTNDERNA AZ Tloy a. AZ IL c CAREY
PRIKCiPiI DECoSoMIA POLIrICA DI Il. C. CAREY. Con
pro zione del pIoiessoIe FRANCISCO FEEARA Turin 1885
The above are the titles of translations the first
into Swedish, the second into Itaas Of Mr.. Carey
Principles of Political Economy. The first Volume OF
the original was published in Philadelphia in 1871 and
the first edition is yet hardly exhausted AT home, wnen
il lie returned TO us in the language OF Scandinavia
and of southern Europe. In fact the work had oecn
recognized in France the greatest contribution to
political science stree Adam Smith and b. the leading
authorities OF that nation before il had attracted any
considerable notice in the native land of its author
Til. is because we arc content 10 look for our IN
structon upon this subject either in the treatse' OF
the English writers or in such wretched rehsshe' OF
them as have long formed the text books IN our schools
and colleges The reflex effect of this dependence is
exhibited in the fact that Mr.. Richards, the Professor
on Political Economy tie Cniversity at Oxford IN
his recently published lectures introduces the views OF
Mr. Carey contained in the work OF which we are
sreakirg to bis countrymen as those OF brilliant
French author By whom they were adopted without
acknowledgements and depores the fact that Les HIr-
norcs Econoaiqacs has not been translated with Eng
lisb, il the most profound ignorance that Sazend)m
had anything TO do with their discovery.
The Swedish translation, we are informed by com
peent Judge, 10 well executed. In it nothing is added
to the original text in the way OF comment The Ital-
ion translation il preceded by long preface, mainly
occupied with discussion of the theory of Daere' 10
which Prof Ferara is rather socitou TO yindcate hi'
ideas upon the metaphysical nature OF value about
which Mr. Carey, whose philosophy is OF another sort
than the metaphy is not 80 greatly concerned
than to differ with the latter in regard to the actual IN
depreciation OF facts. He admits that Mr.. Careys
theory as to tie measure of value is OF the highest I'M
portance of entire accuracy and wonderfully iacat-
ipg the explanation of what bad been most intricate
and obscure when investigated according to the theo
res of lis predecessors. lie does full justice also to
Mr. Carey, theory of Distribution, recognizing in II
the conclusive demonstration OF the great provder-
,al law of PROGRESS and Harmony, while the system o.
the English economists is clearly the gospel OF an
tacopism and retrogression The editor states at tho
conclusion of his preface that he has taught the theory
Of distribution as developed by Carey in bis OF
instruction in tie University of Turin, and that no
"other argument was ever successful 10 penetrat
:" ing tue understandings of the hearers and leaving
upon them clear and durable impressions lie also
mentions the fact that the work is used az text IN
tie COLLEGES Of Sweden and Norway, and infers that
the very severe truths he has written on the Gov
"ernmeLt system and on the economical CONDITION 81
Frarce must-as q hint from Basti,' gave us 20 IN
"derstsld-haye had much influence in tie opposition
(Which the propagation OF his principles on the Laro'
ne an continent has met with.
1t il characteristic Of genuine science that u i
progressive 1t not only enlarges its own field by the
d,covery of new truths. bu. provides the corree-
tive for whatever Of error may have intervened IN
its earlier processes. Mr. Carey woald now write
much better book than be did in l-31-nore complete
more accurate aud differing in some Of lie con'uson'
though not in spri; or method Of reasoning tie las
in the mean time made tie discovery Of great fact 10
REGARD 70 the course OF occupation and cusvaion OF
the earth which lies 1t the foundation Of every sound
theory Of the material progress of humanity This IL
aev.oped in his Past Present and Future published
in 1915 and great accession to the doctrine Of ne
earlier work 1t i. perhaps TO be regretted tha' Us
system should by the translation of the Principles oe
introduced into European courses Of instruction IN AZ
unfinished state Its learners will thus be led to repeat
the cour,e Of education through which the author ha
past instead of starting from the vantage ground OIL M
ultimate attainment 1t is we'll nevertheless tna' inc