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  • Classical Liberalism and the Industrial Working Class

    The Economic Thought of Thomas Hodgskin

    by Alberto Mingardi ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in the History of Economics
    Thomas Hodgskin (1787–1869) is today a largely unknown figure, sometimes considered to be a forerunner of Karl Marx. Yet a closer look at Hodgskin’s works reveals that he was actually a committed advocate of laissez-faire economics and enthusiastic about labor-saving machinery and the Industrial Revolution, with a genuine interest in the well-being of the working classes. This book places him in ... Read more

    $88.99 CAD

  • Show and Biz

    The market economy in TV series and popular culture (2000-2020)

    Edited by María Blanco, Direttore Generale Alberto Mingardi ...
    How is capitalism represented in popular culture today? Are profits seen as a legitimate reward of entrepreneurship? Are thrift and effort still considered a cornerstone of a healthy society? Or is it that inequalities are eliciting scandal and reproach? How is the ecosystem portrayed, vis-à-vis profit seeking companies? Are they irreconcilable, or maybe not? Are there any established trends with ... Read more

    $42.99 CAD

  • Herbert Spencer

    by Direttore Generale Alberto Mingardi ...
    Series series Major Conservative and Libertarian Thinkers
    This volume makes a compelling case for the continued relevance and significance of Herbert Spencer (1820-1904), one of the foremost intellectuals of the Victorian era whose work now tends to be regarded as being of purely historical interest.One of the originators of the evolutionary classical liberal or libertarian approach exemplified later by F. A. Hayek, Spencer engaged with such issues as ... Read more

    $42.99 CAD

  • The Liberal Heart of Europe

    Essays in Memory of Alberto Giovannini

    Edited by Francesco Giavazzi, Francesco Lefebvre D'Ovidio, Alberto Mingardi ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    Was the European Union ever a liberal dream? How did the common market impact the liberalization in its member states? Has the EU fostered more or less economic freedom in the Old Continent?This book explores the intellectual and political genesis of the European Union, focusing especially on its relationship to classical liberalism. It explains how the new enthusiasm for liberalization associated ... Read more

    $128.99 CAD

  • The Constitution Under Social Justice

    by Antonio Rosmini ...
    Translated by Alberto Mingardi ...
    Series series Studies in Ethics and Economics
    Antonio Rosmini-Serbati (1797–1855) was one of the first natural law scholars to bring natural law thinking into a conversation with the market economic order that was beginning to emerge in Europe in the 19th century. His reflections on matters such as the origin, nature, and limits of private property, the role of the state, and the nature of human reason show him to be a unique, innovative ... Read more

    $52.99 CAD

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