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The Coal Question; An Inquiry Concerning the Progress of the Nation, and the Probable Exhaustion of Our Coal Mines is a book that economist William Stanley Jevons wrote in 1865 to explore the implications of Britain's reliance on coal.
- William Stanley Jevons
- 1865
William Stanley Jevons argues that Britain's coal supply is limited and will decline as other countries industrialize. He explores the implications for the nation's progress, trade, and welfare in this online library of liberty title.
Jul 18, 2003 · The Coal Question. by. Jevons, W. Stanley. Publication date. 2001. Collection. millionbooks; universallibrary. Language.
Oct 11, 2008 · The coal question; an inquiry concerning the progress of the Nation, and the probable exhaustion of our coal-mines. by. Jevons, William Stanley, 1835-1882; Flux, Alfred William, 1867-1942, ed. Publication date.
Originally published in 1865, The Coal Question is a series of studies and inquiries into whether progression of the industrial age would deplete the world's coal resources as...
- W. Stanley Jevons
- 522 pages
- 1616407638, 9781616407636
- Cosimo, Incorporated, 2012
Feb 5, 2018 · Many persons perhaps entertain a vague notion that some day our coal seams will be found emptied to the bottom, and swept clean like a coal-cellar. Our fires and furnaces, they think, will then be suddenly extinguished, and cold and darkness will be left to reign over a depopulated country.
In his 1865 book, “The Coal Question; An Inquiry Concerning the Progress of the Nation, and the Probable Exhaustion of Our Coal Mines,” British economist William Stanley Jevons warned that Britain would exhaust the coal supplies that were fueling its growth and prosperity.
