Classical Liberalism and the Industrial Working Class (eBook)

The Economic Thought of Thomas Hodgskin

Alberto Mingardi (Autor)

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2020
160 Seiten
Taylor and Francis (Verlag)
978-0-429-51399-2 (ISBN)

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Thomas Hodgskin (1787-1869) is today a largely unknown figure, sometimes considered to be a forerunner of Karl Marx. Yet a closer look at Hodgskin's works reveals that he was actually a committed advocate of laissez-faire economics and enthusiastic about labor-saving machinery and the Industrial Revolution, with a genuine interest in the well-being of the working classes. This book places him in the tradition of classical liberalism, where he belongs-as a disciple of Adam Smith, but even less tolerant of government power than Smith was.Classical Liberalism and the Industrial Working Class: The Economic Thought of Thomas Hodgskin will be of interest to advanced students and scholars in the history of economic thought, economic history and the history of political thought.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 21.7.2020
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Wirtschaftsgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre
• ISBN-10: 0-429-51399-2 / 0429513992
• ISBN-13: 978-0-429-51399-2 / 9780429513992