Classical Liberalism and the Industrial Working Class: The Economic Thought of Thomas Hodgskin

By Alberto Mingardi

Book Overview

Thomas Hodgskin is sometimes considered a forerunner of Karl Marx. A closer look at his work reveals a committed advocate of laissez-faire economics, enthusiastic about labor-saving machinery and the Industrial Revolution. This book places him in the tradition of classical liberalism.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367193620
• ISBN13: 9780367193621
• Release Date: July 2020
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 150 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.4"