Alfred Russel Wallace and the Political Economists
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4297376 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Collard (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 605-644 |
| Publication date | 2009-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | History of Political Economy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-2702 • E-ISSN: 1527-1919 |
| Publisher | Duke University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1215/00182702-2009-049 |
| OpenAlex | W2076713769 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 9 |
Alfred Russel Wallace is famous as the co-discoverer with Darwin of the mechanism of natural selection. He was also an enthusiastic economic and social reformer. This article considers the relationship of Wallace's work to that of a number of eminent economists, including Malthus, Mill, Marshall, and Fisher. Wallace's economics, which attempted to analyze practical socialism, protection of the environment, and monetary stability, was interesting and insightful. It was only loosely related to his evolutionary theory
Archaeology · Darwin (ADL · Economics · Mill · Natural selection · Neoclassical economics · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Selection (genetic algorithm · Socialism · Computer Science · Evolution and Science Education · History · Law
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |