In this lively and interesting study, G. R. Searle tackles the
conundrum at the heart of Victorian life: how could capitalist
values be harmonized with Christian beliefs and with concepts of
public morality and social duty? Middle-class Victorians who
broadly welcomed industrial growth and embraced the doctrines of
`political economy' were sensitive to the charge that theirs was a
selfish and materialistic creed. Consequently, if public morality
was to be reconciled with the market, wage-labour had to be
distinguished from slavery, investment from speculation, and
entrepreneurial acumen from dishonesty and fraud. These ideas about
citizenship and public virtue offered a greater challenge to
rampant capitalism than any pressing need to alleviate poverty.
Through its exploration of `Victorian values', this book provides
lessons for all those engaged in the present-day debate about the
moral and social consequences of unleashing free market forces.
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