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Nicolae Bălcescu and the History-Economics-Sociology Triad

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  • Sorinel Cosma

    (“Ovidius†University of Constanta)

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Nicolae Bălcescu (1819-1852) was a politician, a historian, and a patriot who was in favor of economic and political emancipation for the Romanian people. Even though historical issues were of the utmost interest for him, he paid attention to sociology and economics as well. While analyzing the specific social structures in the Romania, he emphasized their causes, as well as the need for change towards the revolution seen as a historic necessity on the way towards progress. In this paper we present Bălcescu’s analytical approach of the economic issues, starting from two assumptions. The first one: economic backwardness by comparison to other countries. Bălcescu looked into the causes and issued political economy recommendations to insure economic development. The second one: at the core of the Romanian economic problem was the agrarian situation. Bălcescu studied the origins and the evolution of agricultural land ownership, as well as the status of peasantry.

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  • Sorinel Cosma, 2021. "Nicolae Bălcescu and the History-Economics-Sociology Triad," Ovidius University Annals, Economic Sciences Series, Ovidius University of Constantza, Faculty of Economic Sciences, vol. 0(2), pages 249-254, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:ovi:oviste:v:xxi:y:2021:i:2:p:249-254
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    Keywords

    patriotism; revolution; agrarian reform; national unity; freedom; corvée; land ownership;
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    • B31 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - History of Economic Thought: Individuals - - - Individuals

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