Liberal Economists and the “Worker’ Question” in France during the 1840s

Les économistes libéraux et la « question ouvrière » en France dans les années 1840: de la glorification de la liberté du travail au combat contre le « droit au travail »

Jean-Pierre Potier ()
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Jean-Pierre Potier: UL2 - Université Lumière - Lyon 2, TRIANGLE - Triangle : action, discours, pensée politique et économique - ENS de Lyon - École normale supérieure de Lyon - Université de Lyon - UL2 - Université Lumière - Lyon 2 - IEP Lyon - Sciences Po Lyon - Institut d'études politiques de Lyon - Université de Lyon - UJM - Université Jean Monnet - Saint-Étienne - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

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Abstract: This paper deals with the ideas of French liberal economists on the "labour question" during the years 1840. These economists are divided among themselves on the right of coalition for workers, but also on the limitation of hours for child. On the other hand, all they criticize the limitation of adults' working hours, they fight Louis Blanc's "ateliers sociaux" system and the "right to labour", before, during and after the February Revolution of 1848. They plead for the formation of voluntary associations such as mutual aid associations, savings banks and even pension schemes. The more moderate among them do not reject the notion of "organization of labour" if it refers to institutions such as labour legislation and initiatives to promote technical education and the saving of workers.

Keywords: Liberalism; liberty of work; industrial legislation; organization of labour; right to labour; workers’ associations; socialism; Revolution of 1848; Libéralisme; liberté du travail; législation ouvrière; organisation du travail; droit au travail; association ouvrière; socialisme; Révolution de 1848 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022-06-01
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Published in Revue d'histoire de la pensée économique, 2022, Revue d’histoire de la pensée économique 2022 – 1, n° 13, 2022/1 (n° 13), pp.317-354. ⟨10.48611/isbn.978-2-406-13254-7.p.0317⟩

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DOI: 10.48611/isbn.978-2-406-13254-7.p.0317

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