Jovellanos: the Enlightenment, economics and «public happiness»
From mid XVIII Century, an intensification of international circulation of economic ideas made Spain participate in the emergence of Political Economy as a discipline in the service of <em>public felicity</em>. Jovellanos did not fail to contribute to the new science. His life and profes...
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| description | From mid XVIII Century, an intensification of international circulation of economic ideas made Spain participate in the emergence of Political Economy as a discipline in the service of <em>public felicity</em>. Jovellanos did not fail to contribute to the new science. His life and professional development, as well as the particular circumstances of the period, explain the fact that the reforming emergencies became the priorities in his duties as an economist: economic theory was placed in the service of applied economics. The aim of this paper is to provide a synthetic view of the above mentioned question. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-bf9ee06f5c4a4a1e94e24009737b51b02025-08-20T02:02:26ZengUniversidad de SalamancaCuadernos Dieciochistas1576-79142341-19022012-02-01110931178193Jovellanos: the Enlightenment, economics and «public happiness»Joaquín OCAMPO SUÁREZ-VALDÉS0Universidad de OviedoFrom mid XVIII Century, an intensification of international circulation of economic ideas made Spain participate in the emergence of Political Economy as a discipline in the service of <em>public felicity</em>. Jovellanos did not fail to contribute to the new science. His life and professional development, as well as the particular circumstances of the period, explain the fact that the reforming emergencies became the priorities in his duties as an economist: economic theory was placed in the service of applied economics. The aim of this paper is to provide a synthetic view of the above mentioned question.http://revistas.usal.es/index.php/1576-7914/article/view/8553economía políticaadam smithliberalismomercantilismo |
| spellingShingle | Joaquín OCAMPO SUÁREZ-VALDÉS Jovellanos: the Enlightenment, economics and «public happiness» Cuadernos Dieciochistas economía política adam smith liberalismo mercantilismo |
| title | Jovellanos: the Enlightenment, economics and «public happiness» |
| title_full | Jovellanos: the Enlightenment, economics and «public happiness» |
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| title_short | Jovellanos: the Enlightenment, economics and «public happiness» |
| title_sort | jovellanos the enlightenment economics and public happiness |
| topic | economía política adam smith liberalismo mercantilismo |
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