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Searching for New Jerusalems: P.H. Wicksteed’s “Jevonian” critique of Marx’s Capital

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In 1884, P.H. Wicksteed published a critique of the first volume of Marx’s Capital, the first detailed analytical encounter in English between Marx’s value theory and the new discourse of “marginalism”. In revisiting that episode, this article has three principal objectives. The first is to show how Wicksteed developed his understanding of political economy, as he moved from initially following Henry George’s Progress and Poverty. The second is to examine why Wicksteed’s defence of George necessitated criticizing the Marxist Social Democratic Federation. The third is to show that Wicksteed’s criticisms of Marx were simply incorrect.

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  • Michael V. White, 2018. "Searching for New Jerusalems: P.H. Wicksteed’s “Jevonian” critique of Marx’s Capital," The European Journal of the History of Economic Thought, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 25(5), pages 1113-1153, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:eujhet:v:25:y:2018:i:5:p:1113-1153
    DOI: 10.1080/09672567.2018.1523938
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