
Although many of Edmund Burke's speeches and writings contain prominent economic dimensions, his economic thought seldom receives the attention it warrants. Commerce and Manners in Edmund Burke's Political Economy stands as the most comprehensive study to date of this fascinating...

This book examines the economic thought of Edmund Burke. By exploring Burke's understanding of the relation between commerce and manners, it raises timely ethical questions about capitalism and its limits relevant to contemporary debates over neoliberalism and globalization.