Fiction, Famine, and the Rise of Economics in Victorian Britain and IrelandCambridge University Press, 2003 M11 20 - 229 páginas We think of economic theory as a scientific speciality accessible only to experts, but Victorian writers commented on economic subjects with great interest. Gordon Bigelow focuses on novelists Charles Dickens and Elizabeth Gaskell and compares their work with commentaries on the Irish famine (1845–1852). Bigelow argues that at this moment of crisis the rise of economics depended substantially on concepts developed in literature. These works all criticized the systematized approach to economic life that the prevailing political economy proposed. Gradually the romantic views of human subjectivity, described in the novels, provided the foundation for a new theory of capitalism based on the desires of the individual consumer. Bigelow's argument stands out by showing how the discussion of capitalism in these works had significant influence not just on public opinion, but on the rise of economic theory itself. |
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... called into question the terms of older debates . Whereas the tendency in much past literary critical interpretation was to use the metaphor of culture as " background , " feminist , Foucauldian , and other analyses . have employed more ...
... called into question the terms of older debates . Whereas the tendency in much past literary critical interpretation was to use the metaphor of culture as " background , " feminist , Foucauldian , and other analyses . have employed more ...
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... called “neoclassical” economics. The period between the demise of the first and the rise of the second was remarkably short, consisting roughly of the twenty years between 1850 and 1870. In this period the concepts provided by political ...
... called “neoclassical” economics. The period between the demise of the first and the rise of the second was remarkably short, consisting roughly of the twenty years between 1850 and 1870. In this period the concepts provided by political ...
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... called " the economy " from other forms of human judgment . This economy must have its own laws and ordering ... called “culture” and confining itself to one called “economy.” From this Introduction 3.
... called " the economy " from other forms of human judgment . This economy must have its own laws and ordering ... called “culture” and confining itself to one called “economy.” From this Introduction 3.
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... called “soteriological economics,” a popular theory of poverty as atonement for sin and wealth as a sign of personal rectitude.8 In this evangelical system, work and profit were understood as spiritual duties, steps toward salvation ...
... called “soteriological economics,” a popular theory of poverty as atonement for sin and wealth as a sign of personal rectitude.8 In this evangelical system, work and profit were understood as spiritual duties, steps toward salvation ...
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... called the “financial revolution” – presents a slightly different assault on the meta- physics of truth and the justification of European conquest.12 Social power in this period begins to stem less from traditional observances Origin ...
... called the “financial revolution” – presents a slightly different assault on the meta- physics of truth and the justification of European conquest.12 Social power in this period begins to stem less from traditional observances Origin ...
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Fiction, Famine, and the Rise of Economics in Victorian Britain and Ireland Gordon Bigelow Vista previa limitada - 2003 |
Fiction, Famine, and the Rise of Economics in Victorian Britain and Ireland Gordon Bigelow Sin vista previa disponible - 2003 |
Fiction, Famine, and the Rise of Economics in Victorian Britain and Ireland Gordon Bigelow Sin vista previa disponible - 2003 |
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