Academic literature on the topic 'Smith, Adam, 1723-1790 – Contributions in political science'

The aim of this article is to describe the rise and fall of the workhouse system in connection with the developments that took place in economic thought in the transition from mercantilism to the Classical tradition. By examining the economic debate about wages, efficiency, labor market, workers’ mobility, and unemployment, we discuss whether the social policy shift epitomized by institutional reforms like the Gilbert Act (1782), the Rose Act (1793), and the Speenhamland system (1795) was accompanied and eventually inspired by a change in the perception of major political economy issues. In doing so, we review the writings of Jacob Vanderlint (d. 1740), George Berkeley (1685–1753), Malachy Postlethwayt (1707?–1767), Josiah Tucker (1713–1799), David Hume (1711–1776), and Adam Smith (1723-1790), among others. Although a direct influence by these writers cannot be proven, the originality of the present work rests on the effort to put into perspective the arguments elaborated by economic thinkers and the proposals made by social reformers so as to identify possible connections between economic theorizing and social legislation.

Orientador: Reginaldo Carmello Correa de Moraes
Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas
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Resumo: Este trabalho trata de dois períodos distintos da reflexão liberal britânica sobre economia e política, assim como das possíveis ligações entre os autores estudados e seu contexto específico. Em um primeiro momento, analisamos as teses de Adam Smith sobre as colônias inglesas, e o que estas teriam a dizer sobre os rumos tomados pelo Império Britânico. Posteriormente, nos concentramos sobre a atuação da Manchester School e de seu representante mais vocal (Richard Cobden) nos embates políticos da década de 1840. Com isto, visamos construir, em alguma medida, uma breve história da incorporação dos argumentos smithianos sobre colonialismo na prática política liberal da Era Vitoriana
Abstract: This work deals with two distinct moments of the British liberal thought on economy and politics, as well as the possible links between the authors studied and their specific context. At first, we analyze the theories of Adam Smith on the English colonies, and what they would have to say about the courses taken by the British Empire. Subsequently, we focus on the performance of the Manchester School and its most vocal representative (Richard Cobden) in the political struggles of the 1840s. With this, we aim to present a brief history of the incorporation of smithian arguments about colonialism in the liberal political practices of the Victorian era
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