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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.
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.
Antonio Rosmini-Serbati (1797 1855) was one of the first natural
law scholars to bring natural law thinking into a conversation with
the market economic order that was beginning to emerge in Europe in
the 19th century. His reflections on matters such as the origin,
nature, and limits of private property, the role of the state, and
the nature of human reason show him to be a unique, innovative
thinker who nonetheless was determined to work within the
parameters of Catholic doctrine. Many of these ideas are
concretized in his seminal work The Constitution Under Social
Justice, a text that has profound instights to offer those today
seeking to integrate theology, philosophy, and economics into their
conceptions of a social order that aspires to be both free and
just.
Antonio Rosmini-Serbati (1797D1855) was one of the first natural
law scholars to bring natural law thinking into a conversation with
the market economic order that was beginning to emerge in Europe in
the 19th century. His reflections on matters such as the origin,
nature, and limits of private property, the role of the state, and
the nature of human reason show him to be a unique, innovative
thinker who nonetheless was determined to work within the
parameters of Catholic doctrine. Many of these ideas are
concretized in his seminal work The Constitution Under Social
Justice, a text that has profound instights to offer those today
seeking to integrate theology, philosophy, and economics into their
conceptions of a social order that aspires to be both free and
just.
Was the European Union ever a liberal dream? How did the common
market impact the liberalization in its member states? Has the EU
fostered more or less economic freedom in the Old Continent? This
book explores the intellectual and political genesis of the
European Union, focusing especially on its relationship to
classical liberalism. It explains how the new enthusiasm for
liberalization associated with Reagan and Thatcher helped revive
the European project in the 1980s, while providing some insights on
the current challenges Europe is facing as a result of the
financial crisis and the Covid-19 pandemic. The contributors
highlight the role of liberal, pro-market ideas played in shaping
the EU, the single market and the euro, and how these should be
coming into play again if the European project is to be reanimated.
This volume originates from a conference the Italian think tank
Istituto Bruno Leoni hosted in 2019 and is dedicated to Alberto
Giovannini (1955-2019). Giovannini was an influential
macroeconomist and financial economist. His vast legacy of studies
and ideas prompted this book in his honor, on the occasion of his
untimely passing away.
Was the European Union ever a liberal dream? How did the common
market impact the liberalization in its member states? Has the EU
fostered more or less economic freedom in the Old Continent? This
book explores the intellectual and political genesis of the
European Union, focusing especially on its relationship to
classical liberalism. It explains how the new enthusiasm for
liberalization associated with Reagan and Thatcher helped revive
the European project in the 1980s, while providing some insights on
the current challenges Europe is facing as a result of the
financial crisis and the Covid-19 pandemic. The contributors
highlight the role of liberal, pro-market ideas played in shaping
the EU, the single market and the euro, and how these should be
coming into play again if the European project is to be reanimated.
This volume originates from a conference the Italian think tank
Istituto Bruno Leoni hosted in 2019 and is dedicated to Alberto
Giovannini (1955-2019). Giovannini was an influential
macroeconomist and financial economist. His vast legacy of studies
and ideas prompted this book in his honor, on the occasion of his
untimely passing away.
This volume makes a compelling case for the continued relevance and
significance of Herbert Spencer (1820-1904), one of the foremost
intellectuals of the Victorian era whose work now tends to be
regarded as being of purely historical interest. One of the
originators of the evolutionary classical liberal or libertarian
approach exemplified later by F. A. Hayek, Spencer engaged with
such issues as the relationship between the individual and the
state; the nature of majoritarian democracy; the legitimacy of
private property; the consequences of the transition from
relatively simple, feudal communities to complex, industrial
societies; and the causes of war and the prospects of international
peace. For him the future was individualist. However, as the scope
of state action expanded and classical liberal ideas became
increasingly marginalised during the course of his life, Spencer
grew ever more pessimistic about the future prospects for liberty.
This is volume 18 in the "Major Conservative and Libertarian
Thinkers" series. Herbert Spencer (1820-1904) was one of the
foremost philosophers of the Victorian age. For the most of his
life, he was engaged in building a 'synthetic philosophy' that
ranged from biology to aesthetics to politics. Spencer was a
defender of the doctrine of classical liberalism, akin to
contemporary libertarianism, which he elaborated to a higher degree
of synthesis and internal consistency. Though a friend and admirer
of John Stuart Mill, he was far from an adherent to some of the
principles that Mill held dear. In particular, in the dawn of
democracy Spencer found not just the dangerous illusions of the
masses overcoming the rights of the individual, but a new 'divine
right of parliaments', an equal enemy to individual freedom as the
divine right of kings. "Major Conservative and Libertarian
Thinkers" provides comprehensive accounts of the works of seminal
conservative thinkers from a variety of periods, disciplines, and
traditions - the first series of its kind. Even the selection of
thinkers adds another aspect to conservative thinking, including
not only theorists but also writers and practitioners. The series
comprises twenty volumes, each including an intellectual biography,
historical context, critical exposition of the thinker's work,
reception and influence, contemporary relevance, bibliography
including references to electronic resources, and an index.
How is capitalism represented in popular culture today?Are profits
seen as a legitimate reward of entrepreneurship? Are thrift and
effort still considered a cornerstone of a healthy society? Or is
it that inequalities are eliciting scandal and reproach? How is the
ecosystem portrayed, vis-a-vis profit seeking companies? Are they
irreconcilable, or maybe not? Are there any established trends with
respect to the presentation of entrepreneurship, and that complex
legal artefact that is the modern limited liability company? These
are questions that will be at the core of this book. But they are
not examined through the usual theoretical point of references, but
looking at TV series produced in 2000-2020. Each chapter of this
book is a case studies, covering some of the most popular,
successful and engaging TV shows of the last 20 years. And showing
how deep economic ideas and biases lie, at the roots of some of our
times' most successful entertainment products.
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