The Economist et la controverse sur les brevets, 1850-1875
The opening of Great Exhibition of 1851 coincided with the start of a long debate on the law of patents. The question was whether patents were an encouragement to economic development or a hindrance. For The Economist which had been founded a few years earlier in the wake of the debate on the Corn L...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Maison de la Recherche en Sciences Humaines
2006-01-01
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| Series: | Revue LISA |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/lisa/2187 |
| Summary: | The opening of Great Exhibition of 1851 coincided with the start of a long debate on the law of patents. The question was whether patents were an encouragement to economic development or a hindrance. For The Economist which had been founded a few years earlier in the wake of the debate on the Corn Laws, the straightforward answer was that they were a hindrance and should be abolished. This article examines the arguments used by The Economist and shows that its analysis technological progress in the Victorian industry foreshadowed some of today’s concerns. |
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| ISSN: | 1762-6153 |