Political Economy and Industrialism: Banks in Saint-Simonian Economic Thought

by Jacoud; Gilles

• ISBN13: 9780415482660
• ISBN10: 0415482666
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-04-30
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

This book is an indispensable reference work in understanding a current of thought which greatly contributed to the industrial expansion of the nineteenth century. This book will be of interest to postgraduate students, economists, historians and philosophers interested in the history of economic thought.

Table of Contents

Notes on contributors	p. xiv
Preface	p. xv
Acknowledgements	p. xvi
Introduction	p. 1
On discount banks (first article)	p. 32
On discount banks (second article)	p. 40
Seventh session. Constitution of property - Organisation of banks	p. 48
Fourth letter to the editor of Le Globe, on our legislation considered in its relations with industry and property	p. 60
Political economy. The idle and the workers. Farm rents, rents of houses, interest, wages (first article)	p. 65
Political economy. The idle and the workers. Farm rents, rents of houses, interest, wages (second article)	p. 70
The idle and the workers. Political functions according to the IDLE. Political functions according to the WORKERS (third article)	p. 76
Political economy. The idle and the workers (third article). Abolition of inheritance by collaterals	p. 82
Political economy (fifth article). Institution of banks	p. 87
Political economy (sixth article). Industrial policy	p. 93
Political economy (seventh article). Organisation of communes	p. 100
Saint-Simoman policy (eighth article) Banks	p. 107
Saint-Simonian policy (continuing eighth article) Banks	p. 115
Tenth letter to the editor of Le Globe, on legislation in its relations with industry and property. Influence of the mobilisation of land and the foundation of free banks on social destiny	p. 119
Industry. Third lesson given in the Athénée hall by J. Pereire, member of the second degree, on 14 September last. On the progress of workers and the decline of the idle	p. 125
Industry. Fourth lesson given in the Athénée hall by J. Pereire, member of the second degree, on 21 September last. On the transformation of the present banks and credit securities	p. 134
Industry. Continuing the fourth lesson given in the Athénée hall by J. Pereire, member of the second degree, on 21 September last. On the transformation ofthe present banks and credit securities	p. 140
On industry (second article)	p. 147
Chronological table	p. 153
Biographical notices - Main Saint-Simonians and persons named in the texts	p. 166
Index	p. 204
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