Reappraising J.A. Hobson : humanism and welfare / / edited by Michael Freeden

• Pubblicazione: London, UK ; ; Boston, USA, : Routledge, 2009
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (173 p.)
• Disciplina: 320; 330.1
• Soggetto topico: Economics - Great Britain - History
• Altri autori: FreedenMichael
• Note generali: Originally published: 1990.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title01; Copyright01; Title02; Copyright02; Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Hobson, Ruskin and Cobden; 3 Variations on a famous theme: Hobson, international trade and imperialism, 1902-1938; 4 Hobson's evolving conceptions of human nature; 5 The conservative aspect of Hobson's new liberalism; 6 Hobson and Keynes as economic heretics; 7 J.A.Hobson as a macroeconomic theorist; 7 J.A.Hobson as a macroeconomic theorist; 8 Rewriting the Confessions: Hobson and the Extension movement; 9 Hobson and internationalism; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: J. A. Hobson was one of the most influential social, economic and political theorists of late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Britain. In this volume, first published in 1990, eight scholars reassess the importance and relevance of his work today and affirm him as a major British thinker.These original studies place Hobson in context by explaining his intellectual antecedents: Cobden, Ruskin, nineteenth-century social and psychological theories and economic thought. The book provides an overview of the novelty and incisiveness of Hobson's contribution to British liberal theor
• Titolo autorizzato: Reappraising J.A. Hobson
• ISBN: 1-135-19154-9; 1-282-28341-3; 9786612283413; 0-203-09233-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910806215503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge Revivals