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title: 'The Penn Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'Robert Ellis Thompson'
date: 1870-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Economics, Employment, and Work'
- 'Politics'
- 'Journals, Magazines, and Newspapers'
scriptures:
- 'Matthew 25'
- 'Proverbs 11'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/thompson-1870-the-penn-monthly-magazine-vol-1
---

# The Penn Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1

1870 Penn Monthly essay defines and debates political economy—its scope, whether it's a science, national systems vs. laissez-faire, and implications for policy and social welfare.

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