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The question of inheritance in mid-nineteenth century French liberal thought

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In this paper, we explore a French debate in the nineteenth century Liberal School: the question of inheritance. We first present the opposition among liberal economists between the advocates of the liberty of bequest and the defenders of its limitations. We then try to show that these contrasted positions cannot be reduced to the confrontation between the doctrine of natural rights and the principle of social utility. Finally, we propose another explanation for the divergences of the Liberal School through different conceptions of the State.

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  • Claire Silvant, 2015. "The question of inheritance in mid-nineteenth century French liberal thought," The European Journal of the History of Economic Thought, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 22(1), pages 51-76, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:eujhet:v:22:y:2015:i:1:p:51-76
    DOI: 10.1080/09672567.2013.792363
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    1. Adrien Lutz, 2018. "On commercial gluts, or when the Saint-Simonians adopted Jean-Baptiste Say’s view," Working Papers 1838, Groupe d'Analyse et de Théorie Economique Lyon St-Étienne (GATE Lyon St-Étienne), Université de Lyon.
    2. Adrien Lutz, 2018. "On commercial gluts, or when the Saint-Simonians adopted Jean-Baptiste Say's view," Working Papers halshs-01963596, HAL.
    3. Giacomo Gabbuti, 2022. "''Non-Competing Social Groups''? The Long Debate on Social Mobility in Italy (c. 1890-1960)," LEM Papers Series 2022/32, Laboratory of Economics and Management (LEM), Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy.

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