Henry George
The Economist as Moralist
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2818319 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Morris D Forkosch (College of Law, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1979 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 357-369 |
| Publication date | 1979-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Economics and Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9246 • E-ISSN: 1536-7150 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1536-7150.1979.tb02841.x |
| OpenAlex | W2031924119 |
| Language | EN |
Henry George derived his economic theory from his personal experience. He had the good fortune to be living in California during his formative years; there the economic events which transpired during the settlement of the North American continent-the passing of the frontier and its consequences-occurred within a time span of a few years and the telescoping of history gave him the framework for an original economic system, as well as a utopian vision of a free society. Much attention has properly been paid to George's economic ideas but he was also a moralist, one accepted by some philosophers as among the greatest. This aspect of his work, and particularly his value theory, have been neglected
Archaeology · Art history · Economic history · Economic Thought · Economics · Formative assessment · Frontier · George (robot) · Political economy · Political science · Settlement (finance) · Sociology · Value (mathematics) · Economic Theory and Institutions · History · Law · Mathematics
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |