Economic Growth and Robinson Crusoe
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12417577 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Peter Mathias (0000-0001-5992-0897, University of Cambridge, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 17-31 |
| Publication date | 2007-01-09 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1062-7987 • E-ISSN: 1474-0575 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1062798707000038 |
| OpenAlex | W2127912772 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
There is very much more to Daniel Defoe's inspired piece of ‘faction’ about Robinson Crusoe than seeing it just as a boy's adventure story. Its influence was widespread, judging by the great scale of new editions and reprintings, both internationally and through many translations. It can be read as a sophisticated myth of the ascent of man, of economic growth by dint of the work ethic, of the imperative of ‘improvement’ and the determination to master nature. It has implications for natural rights theory, the Lockeian justification of private property and the role of the ‘civilised’ European facing a hostile, alien habitat
Adventure · Alien · Archaeology · Art history · Economics · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Law and economics · Mythology · Natural (archaeology · Neoclassical economics · Political science · Private property · Property (philosophy · Property rights · Sociology · History · Island Studies and Pacific Affairs · Law · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,14 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2019 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |