Paretian theory of the elites and Machiavellian moment

Théorie parétienne des élites et moment machiavélien

Claire Baldin ()

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Abstract: This article explains how the dynamic of Pareto's social equilibrium is based on the principle of rupture of the Machiavellian moment. The article sets out this principle in terms of equilibrium between virtù and fortuna, and then assesses the study of the transposition of the dynamics of Paretian social equilibrium. After having assessed the method of the successive approximations and synthesis used by Pareto, we show that the principle of rupture of the Machiavellian moment involves taking into consideration that the explanations of the dynamics of social equilibrium rest on tendency laws that call into question the synthesis of Pareto's results.

Keywords: methodology; Niccolò Machiavelli; history of economic thought; Vilfredo Pareto.; histoire de la pensée économique; Nicolas Machiavel; méthodologie (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016-09-30
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Published in European Journal of Social Sciences, 2016, Auguste Compte : Regards Croisés, 54 (2), pp.209-249

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