Olbie: from a morally orientated society to the benefits of political economy

Olbie: d’une société guidée par la morale aux bienfaits de l’économie politique

Gilles Jacoud ()
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Gilles Jacoud: UJM - Université Jean Monnet - Saint-Étienne, GATE Lyon Saint-Étienne - Groupe d'Analyse et de Théorie Economique Lyon - Saint-Etienne - ENS de Lyon - École normale supérieure de Lyon - Université de Lyon - UL2 - Université Lumière - Lyon 2 - UCBL - Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 - Université de Lyon - UJM - Université Jean Monnet - Saint-Étienne - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

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Abstract: In writing his memoir, Olbie, the young J.-B. Say, still largely unknown as an economist, puts forth the benefits a society could reap from an understanding of political economy. Political economy furthers the reform of moral standards by permitting individuals to accede to an honest ease, which in turn leads to virtuous behaviour and encourages citizens to devote themselves to useful endeavours. Political economy contributes to establishing a moral standard of which legislation is the guarantee.

Keywords: Political economy; morals; utopia; économie politique; J.-B. Say; utopie; morale (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018-06-13
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Published in Revue d'histoire de la pensée économique, 2018, 2018 – 1 (n° 5), pp.243-263. ⟨10.15122/isbn.978-2-406-08068-8.p.0243⟩

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DOI: 10.15122/isbn.978-2-406-08068-8.p.0243

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