The Foundations of Political Economy and Social Reform - 9780367667245

Taylor & Francis

The Foundations of Political Economy and Social ReformEconomy and Society in Eighteenth Century France\nAuthor(s): Ryuzo Kuroki, Yusuke Ando\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367667245, 978-0367667245\nSynopsis\nThis book brings together leading contributors to explore the development of political economy in eighteenth century France from an interdisciplinary perspective, in particular the ideas for social reform proposed before the Revolution. Political economy in the Eighteenth century encompassed not only what we traditionally regard as economics but also moral philosophy, natural jurisprudence and political theory.\n\nThis volume explores the different arguments that were made for reforming the economic organisation of the Ancien Rgime before the French Revolution. In doing so, the contributors show that political economy in France laid the foundation for social reform ideas throughout the whole of the eighte.