The Zenith of Classical Liberal Philosophy in Britannia: From the Scottish Enlightenment to John Stuart Mill

Charles Rowley and Bin Wu ()
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Bin Wu: Shandong University of Finance

Chapter 7 in Britannia 1066-1884, 2014, pp 149-165 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract By 1885, Britannia was the richest nation in the world in terms of per capita income and wealth. In such relative terms, 1885 would prove to be the peak of Britannia’s economic success and, in terms of our criteria, close to the peak in terms of political and economic freedoms. This explains why we close our study with the fateful Third Reform Bill that ultimately would expand the suffrage to those without property, and thus would challenge the protection of property rights on which economic freedom fundamentally depends.

Keywords: Economic Freedom; Moral Sentiment; Individual Liberty; East India Company; Classical Liberalism (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-04684-6_7

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