Optimists in the Andes: The Impact of the French Liberal School on Economic Education in 19th Century Andean America

José M. Menudo () and Francisco A. Borja ()
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José M. Menudo: Department of Economics, Universidad Pablo de Olavide
Francisco A. Borja: Department of Economics, Universidad San Francisco de Quito

No 24.01, Working Papers from Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Department of Economics

Abstract: This paper examines the influence of the French liberal school in the formation of the Andean republics—Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, and Chile. Our primary focus lies on the teaching of political economy during the last two thirds of the 19th century. Our scrutiny to the chairs of political economy and a text mining analysis of their textbooks allows us to conclude that the French liberal school exerted a stronger influence compared to its British counterpart. In addition, the influence varied from the Chilean enthusiast reception to the political obstacles in the case of Colombia.

Keywords: French liberal economists; Latin America; Spread of economic ideas; Teaching of Political Economy.. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A11 A20 B12 B31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 20 pages
Date: 2024
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