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Author Trincado, Estrella, author

Title Economics, Entrepreneurship and Utopia : the Economics of Jeremy Bentham and Robert Owen / Estrella Trincado
Edition First edition
Published London : Taylor and Francis, 2017

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Description 1 online resource : text file, PDF
Series Routledge Studies in the History of Economics
Contents Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; Part I Bentham, Owen: utopians and entrepreneurs; 1 Introduction; 2 The connection between Bentham and Owen; 2.1. The meeting between two personalities; 2.2. Bentham does not pay a visit to New Lanark; 2.3. Similarities between Owen and Bentham; 3 Friction areas between Bentham and Owen; 3.1. Distrust between Bentham and Owen; 3.2. Differences between Bentham and Owen; 3.3. Conclusion; Part II Entrepreneurs; 4 Entrepreneurs in theory and practice; 4.1. Robert Owen as an entrepreneur
4.1.1. Periods of Owen's life (1771-1858)4.1.2. The first steps of an entrepreneur; 4.1.3. The key to Owen's success; 4.1.4. Creating an atmosphere while seeking culture for social purposes; 4.1.5. Owen's reputation as an entrepreneur; 4.1.6. Owen's proposal as a businessman; 4.2. How Jeremy Bentham became familiar with entrepreneurship; 4.2.1. The contribution of Bentham (1748-1832) to philosophy: his method; 4.2.2. Bentham becomes familiar with entrepreneurship; 4.2.3. Jeremy Bentham's own experience as an entrepreneur; 4.2.4. Bentham versus Smith on entrepreneurship
4.3. Conclusion: different philosophies of lifePart III Social reformers: utopians and utilitarians; 5 Owen and Bentham as social reformers; 5.1. Two utopians in the nineteenth century; 5.2. Owen as a social reformer; 5.3. Bentham as a social reformer; 5.3.1. Introduction; 5.3.2. Bentham's social theory updated; 5.3.3. Law as an artificial entity; 5.3.4. The social contract and the constitutions; 5.3.5. The horror vacui; 5.3.6. Space and visibility: personalize to exercise power; 5.3.7. The Public Opinion Tribunal; 5.4. Bentham as an economist; 5.4.1. Property rights; 5.4.2. Defence of usury
5.4.3. The theory of value: the calculus of felicity5.4.4. The theory of money; 5.5. Differences in the proposal of social reform of Bentham and Owen; 6 Education in New Lanark and in Bentham's proposal; 6.1. Utilitarian education; 6.2. Owen's educational strategy; 6.3. Bentham's modernity: behaviourism; 6.4. Owen's modernity: constructivism; 6.5. The pleasure of movement: another relation of Owen with Adam Smith; 6.6. Conclusion and differences between Bentham and Owen; 7 Owen, Bentham and political economists; 7.1. Social circles; 7.2. James Mill; 7.3. Malthus; 7.4. David Ricardo
7.5. John Stuart Mill7.6. Utopian socialism and others; Part IV Conclusion; 8 Some final remarks; References; Index
Summary "In the early 1800s, Robert Owen was a mill owner, political figure, and an advocate for social reform, and his publications attained considerable circulation. He believed that people need good working conditions in order to be encouraged to work and motivated to learn. Despite the higher costs associated with this kind of operation, compared to the traditional ones, Owen's management resulted in increased productivity and profit. His results caught the attention of men of wealth who were interested in social reform. In particular, at a similar time, Jeremy Bentham was developing his own theories. Owen and Bentham seemed to be based on some similar ideas that the greatest happiness creates the greatest results. Their ideas developed against the backdrop of the Industrial Revolution, and growing social and economic problems in England. Owen and Bentham were forerunners of highly relevant current theories of economics - marginalism, entrepreneurship, personnel management, and constructivism. They were acquainted with such important authors as James Mill, Malthus, Ricardo and John Stuart Mill. However, their economic theories were ruled out by classical economists, who actively tried to silence perspectives different from the orthodoxy. This book presents an innovative study of these two social thinkers and reformers, who have rarely, if ever, been studied together. This comparative study provides new context both on the social debate taking place during the Industrial Revolution, and on the development of modern social thought, in particular, the relationship between socialism and utilitarianism. Economics, Entrepreneurship and Utopia will be of great relevance to scholars with an interest in the history of economic ideas, the history of entrepreneurship, and social reform in both historical and contemporary contexts."--Provided by publisher
Subject Bentham, Jeremy, 1748-1832.
Owen, Robert, 1771-1858.
SUBJECT Bentham, Jeremy, 1748-1832 fast
Owen, Robert, 1771-1858 fast
Subject Economics -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
Entrepreneurship -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
Utopian socialism -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economic History.
Economics
Entrepreneurship
Utopian socialism
Great Britain
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
Author Santos-Redondo, Manuel
ISBN 9781315644011
1315644010