Henry George, Jane Jacobs, and Free Trade
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2819216 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Boyle (0000-0001-6919-7137, New Economics Foundation, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 74 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 587-599 |
| Publication date | 2015-05-01 |
| 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/ajes.12102 |
| OpenAlex | W1860291838 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 9 |
Henry George and Jane Jacobs were both journalists and made a contribution to economics based on their commitment to the original version of free trade, as understood by 19th-century liberals, rather than the late 20th-century version. The distinctive concept of free trade, as originally understood, was as an instrument for small-scale producers to break up entrenched monopolies and serve the interests of the ordinary citizen. That was how Cobden used it in the debates over the Corn Laws in the 1840s, and how Ruskin, Gesell, Chesterton, and other critics conceived of economic liberation. In debates over free trade in recent decades, that term has come to mean a defense of power and privilege, the exact opposite of the intent of 19th-century liberals. George and Jacobs sought to restore the original meaning by developing theories of development and distribution that would enable the market system to benefit everyone
Art history · Economics · Epistemology · Free market · Free trade · George (robot) · International trade · Invisible hand · Meaning (existential) · Neoclassical economics · Political science · Politics · Power (physics) · Privilege (computing) · Sociology · Economic Theory and Policy · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth · History · Law · Philosophy · Political Economy and Marxism
| Citations per year | 0.3 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2016 - 2020 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |