On the idea of progress: Controversies and agreements between conservative and progressive economists during the progressive era

Michel Rocca () and Guillaume Vallet ()
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Michel Rocca: CREG - Centre de recherche en économie de Grenoble - UGA - Université Grenoble Alpes
Guillaume Vallet: CREG - Centre de recherche en économie de Grenoble - UGA - Université Grenoble Alpes

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Abstract: This paper deals with the debate which pitted conservative economists against their progressive rivals during the late 19th century and early 20th century. It provides a framework to capture opposition to progress, which suggests that the lines separating the two sides were not clearly delineated. We argue that economists' abilities to implement a "program for action" should be considered to derive a more complete understanding of what progress encompassed for economists during the Progressive Era.

Keywords: Progressive Era; progress; controversies; History of American economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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Published in European Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 2025, 24 p. ⟨10.1080/09672567.2025.2534555⟩

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DOI: 10.1080/09672567.2025.2534555

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