Abstract
| Lingua originale | English |
|---|---|
| pagine (da-a) | 151-184 |
| Numero di pagine | 34 |
| Rivista | History of Political Economy |
| Volume | 47 |
| Stato di pubblicazione | Published - 2015 |
Fingerprint
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- History
- Economics and Econometrics
Cita questo
Defense versus Opulence? An Appraisal of the Malthus-Ricardo 1815 Controversy on the Corn Laws. / Signorino, Rodolfo; Signorino, Rodolfo; Salvadori, Neri.
In: History of Political Economy, Vol. 47, 2015, pag. 151-184.Risultato della ricerca: Article
}
TY - JOUR
T1 - Defense versus Opulence? An Appraisal of the Malthus-Ricardo 1815 Controversy on the Corn Laws
AU - Signorino, Rodolfo
AU - Signorino, Rodolfo
AU - Salvadori, Neri
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - This article proposes a rational reconstruction of the arguments of Malthus and Ricardo in their 1815 essays, Grounds of an Opinion and An Essay on Profits, whereby a policy of free corn trade was repudiated and endorsed, respectively. Malthus envisaged defense and (trade-induced) opulence as two mutually alternative options and, if required to make a choice, he had no hesitation in choosing the former. By contrast, Ricardo excluded any such trade-off, arguing that even in the case of war or poor domestic harvest, foreign agricultural countries would be seriously damaged if they opted for restrictions on their corn exports to Great Britain.
AB - This article proposes a rational reconstruction of the arguments of Malthus and Ricardo in their 1815 essays, Grounds of an Opinion and An Essay on Profits, whereby a policy of free corn trade was repudiated and endorsed, respectively. Malthus envisaged defense and (trade-induced) opulence as two mutually alternative options and, if required to make a choice, he had no hesitation in choosing the former. By contrast, Ricardo excluded any such trade-off, arguing that even in the case of war or poor domestic harvest, foreign agricultural countries would be seriously damaged if they opted for restrictions on their corn exports to Great Britain.
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10447/102683
M3 - Article
VL - 47
SP - 151
EP - 184
JO - History of Political Economy
JF - History of Political Economy
SN - 0018-2702
ER -