Benjamin Franklin · 1758
The Way to Wealth
A practical essay on building financial security through industry, frugality, careful use of time, saving, and avoidance of unnecessary debt.
Ralph Waldo Emerson · 1860
Wealth
An examination of wealth, property and economic activity, considering how resources, labour, skill and judgement contribute to material independence and social power.
Vilfredo Pareto · 1906
Manual of Political Economy
A systematic account of economic choice, exchange and equilibrium, developing theories of preferences, efficiency, production and the allocation of resources.