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Three bodies of moral economy

The Diffusion of a Concept

Bibliographic Data

ID7093676
AuthorsJohanna Siméant (,, corresponding author)
Year2015
Volume11
Issue2
Pages163-175
Publication date2015-05-04
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Global Ethics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1744-9626 • E-ISSN: 1744-9634
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/17449626.2015.1054559
OpenAlexW1909867813
LanguageEN
Citations received28
References cited50

This article explores some aspects of the renewed interest in moral economy and draws attention to the pitfalls if the concept is used too loosely. Edward P. Thompson and James C. Scott's model is examined to see how their elaboration of moral economy can be used to link food, popular indignation, reinvention of tradition, and relationships to the elite. Moral economy was an alternative to considering crowds as irrational, eruptive, or driven only by hunger. By studying how the notion of moral economy has spread and taken on different meanings, it becomes clear that the term has been unevenly stretched in the social sciences. However, rather than dismissing it as overworked, it can be more precisely delimited and used to orient empirical and analytical observations of, in particular, humanitarian aid

Crowds · Economics · Economy · Indignation · Irrational number · Moral economy · Political economy · Political science · Positive economics · Sociology · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Law

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Unique citing works28
Citations per year3,5
Citation span2018 - 2026 (9)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 28

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