Richard Ely Jalaj Sood 2b Born in Ripley, New York

Professional Experience
Founder of the American Economic Association first serving as a secretary until 1892 and then as the President of the company from 1899-1901 From 1892-1925 he was a professor of Political Economy and director of the
School of Economics, Political Science, and History at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. In 1925, Ely moved to Northwestern University in Chicago, where he accepted a position as professor of Economics

Accomplishments
Ely was a founder and the first Secretary of the Christian Social Union, a membership
organization advocating the application of Christian principles to the social problems of the world Contributed to many social reforms and reform legislation in the State of Wisconsin specifically about regulation of utilities, workers' compensation, and tax reform Founded the American Economic Association

Wrote 16 books

Objectives
Ely believed in equality for all and was a strong supporter of womens suffrage. Ely also wanted to reform the state of capitalism in his time period as he believed it was exploiting people. He advocated for many reforms to corporate regulations. Ely also was a strong believer that the States goal was to fulfill the goals of Christianity. He wanted to make sure Christianity was taught in schools and was a central part of education.

Solution
Ely believed the best solution to the problems in the US was a complete integration of Christianity into the country. He believed the religion should impact not only policy making but also economics and education. He thought if people all knew the word of God and that if Gods agenda was preached then

the countries problems would evaporate. He also believed in an adoption of more a socialist system to reform capitalistic problems.

Quote
We have among us a class of mammon worshippers, whose one test of conservatism, or radicalism, is
the attitude one takes with respect to accumulated wealth. Whatever tends to preserve the wealth of the wealthy is called conservatism, and whatever favors anything else, no matter what, they call socialism. Richard Ely

Books
Ely, Richard T. [1883] 1972. French and German Socialism in Modern Times. Ayer Co Pub. ISBN 0836969049 Ely, Richard T. [1886] 2005. Labor Movement in America. Adamant Media Corporation. ISBN 1402190476 Ely, Richard T. 1886. "Socialism in America" in The North American review. 142(355), 519-526. Ely, Richard T. 1888. Problems of To-day. New York: T.Y. Crowell & Co. Ely, Richard T. 1888. Taxation in American States and Cities. T.Y. Crowell. Ely, Richard T. 1889. Introduction to Political Economy. New York: Chautauqua press. Ely, Richard T. 1889. Social Aspects of Christianity. New York: T.Y. Crowell & Co. Ely, Richard T. 1889. "The Telegraph Monopoly" in The North American review. 149(392), 44-54. Ely, Richard T. [1893] 1923. Outlines of Economics. Macmillan. Ely, Richard T. 1894. Socialism: An examination of its nature, its strength and its weakness, with suggestions for social reform. New York: T.Y. Crowell & Co. Ely, Richard T. 1896. Social Law of Service. Eaton & Mains. Ely, Richard T. 1898. "Fraternalism vs. Paternalism in Government" in The Century, 55. (5), 780785. Ely, Richard T. [1900] 2000. Monopolies and Trusts. University Press of the Pacific. ISBN 089875092X Ely, Richard T. [1903] 2004. Studies in the Evolution of Industrial Society. University Press of the Pacific. ISBN 1410211258 Ely, Richard T. & G. R. Wicker. 1907. Elementary Principles of Economics. Macmillan. Ely, Richard T. [1914] 1971. Property and Contract in their Relation to the Distribution of Wealth. Kennikat Press. ISBN 080461444X