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John A. Hobson: Economic Heretic

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. John A. Hobson was a self‐styled economic heretic who developed and original and remarkably comprehensive system of economic and social thought. This system is based on certain distinctively Hobsonian concepts and theories. Hobson's economic heresies were based on his theory of distribution in which he rejected orthodox marginal productivity theory and developed a theory of economic surplus the distribution of which is determined by economic power. This underlay his theory of under‐consumption which in turn was used to explain and analyze economic and social issues such as unemployment, the business cycle, the labor movement, imperialism and taxation. Hobson was also critical of the whole methodology of economic science on the grounds that it abstracted from human welfare in its widest sense. He argued that proper values should be introduced into the study of economic activity so that it could assist in the attainment of the best conditions of human life, both social and individual.

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  • W.H. Richmond, 1978. "John A. Hobson: Economic Heretic," American Journal of Economics and Sociology, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 37(3), pages 283-294, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:ajecsc:v:37:y:1978:i:3:p:283-294
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1536-7150.1978.tb01231.x
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