Books like Principles of Political Economy

Principles of Political Economy by John Stuart Mill reads as analytical, academic. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations

Adam Smith · 1788

Both explore economics & capitalism

75% genome match

Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy

Joseph Alois Schumpeter · 1942

Both explore capitalism

64% genome match

Dollars and Deficits

Milton Friedman · 1968

Both explore economics & capitalism

67% genome match

The Marx-Engels reader

Karl Marx · 1971

Both explore capitalism

63% genome match

The Collected Writings of John Maynard Keynes

John Maynard Keynes · 1971

Both explore economics & capitalism

64% genome match

The Rise and Decline of Nations

Mancur Olson · 1982

Same nonfiction feel

61% genome match

A Treatise of Human Nature

David Hume · 2003

Same philosophy feel

60% genome match

The modern corporation and social responsibility

Henry G. Manne · 1972

Both explore capitalism & economics

63% genome match

A treatise on political economy, or, the production, distribution, and consumption of wealth

Jean Baptiste Say · 1803

Both explore economics

62% genome match

Moral Issues in Business (Non-InfoTrac Version)

William H. Shaw · 1989

Both explore capitalism

58% genome match

The economic approach to human behavior

Gary Stanley Becker · 1976

Both explore economics

56% genome match

The worldly philosophers

Robert L. Heilbroner · 1953

Both explore economics & capitalism

51% genome match