# Mohammed Ali — Progress and Poverty character guide

> Mohammed Ali in Progress and Poverty by Henry George.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0077-ii-differences-in-civilization-to-what-due

## Who they are

Ottoman ruler of Egypt, cited as an example of economic and social reform.

## In the story

### [The Proposition Tried by the Canons of Taxation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/progress_and_poverty_se/chapters/iii-the-proposition-tried-by-the-canons-of-taxation)

Cited as an example of a tax on date-trees causing fellahs to cut them down, illustrating how taxes on production can be destructive.

### [I: The Effect of Taxes Upon Production](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/progress_and_poverty_se/chapters/i-the-effect-of-taxes-upon-production)

Cited for imposing a tax on date-trees that led Egyptian fellahs to cut down their trees, illustrating how poorly designed taxes can destroy production.

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