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Which year was Progress and Poverty published?

  • 1876

  • 1879

  • 1901

  • 1910

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Progress and Poverty was published in 1879 by Henry George, an American social reformer and political economist. It is considered one of the most influential books in American history and has been credited with inspiring the single tax movement. George's central argument is that private ownership of land creates an unfair monopoly that drives up the cost of living and prevents economic growth.
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