# Ricardo — What Is Property? character guide

> Ricardo in What Is Property? by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0002-what-is-property

## Who they are

Classical economist whose theories of rent are debated.

## In the story

### [Demonstration](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_property_se/chapters/demonstration)

Mentioned as part of the labor theory of value school.

### [First Proposition](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_property_se/chapters/first-proposition)

Cited for his theory of farm-rent based on land fertility differences; Proudhon finds it nonsensical.

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