Marshall’s Reflections on War Through His Economic Writings

Marshall’s Reflections on War Through His Economic Writings

During his lifetime, Alfred Marshall participated in debates surrounding two wars involving Britain—the Boer War (1899-1902) in South Africa, and World War I. Reflections and commentaries on these two conflicts are widespread in Marshall’s correspondence and writings. The aim of this article is to p...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Katia Caldari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Association Œconomia 2016-12-01
Series:Œconomia
Subjects:
Marshall (Alfred)
war and economics
Boer war
World War I
tariffs
competitiveness
Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/oeconomia/2507
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Summary:During his lifetime, Alfred Marshall participated in debates surrounding two wars involving Britain—the Boer War (1899-1902) in South Africa, and World War I. Reflections and commentaries on these two conflicts are widespread in Marshall’s correspondence and writings. The aim of this article is to provide a synthetic view of how Marshall engaged—rather carefully—into reflections about economics in relation with War issues.
ISSN:2113-5207
2269-8450

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