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The Anglo-Irish context for William Edward Hearn's economic beliefs and the ultimate failure of his Plutology.
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European Journal of the History of Economic Thought . Feb2011, Vol. 18 Issue 1, p19-54. 36p. - Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- William Edward Hearn is generally regarded as Australia's first economist of international note and his Plutology ([1863]1864) is invariably deemed to be Australia's first economics text. In this paper I argue that it is more appropriate to describe Hearn as an Anglo-Irish economist and, to this end, provide the Anglo-Irish context for the economic doctrines that he expressed in Plutology and elsewhere. I also argue that the failure of Plutology in the market place was, in part, due to a campaign waged against Hearn in London by John Elliot Cairnes, who was an undergraduate contemporary of Hearn's at Trinity College, Dublin. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09672567
- Volume :
- 18
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- European Journal of the History of Economic Thought
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 57867332
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09672560903114883