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The French Tradition. An alternative theoretical framework

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  • José M. Menudo

    (Department of Economics, Universidad Pablo de Olavide)

  • José Mª O’kean

    (Department of Economics, Universidad Pablo de Olavide)

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This paper deals with the French economic thought throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. A series of distinctive concepts were developed to come to a clear understanding of the economic problems which the French authors were interested in. J.A. Schumpeter called these economists 'the French tradition'. The arguments presented in this paper aim at illustrating the process of construction of this framework of theoretical concepts which can be regarded as an unsuccessful alternative to the British classical economics. However, this fruitful view of the economy has left a legacy of important contributions to economic theory..

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  • José M. Menudo & José Mª O’kean, 2006. "The French Tradition. An alternative theoretical framework," Working Papers 06.24, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Department of Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:pab:wpaper:06.24
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    • B1 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - History of Economic Thought through 1925
    • B41 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - Economic Methodology - - - Economic Methodology
    • M13 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - New Firms; Startups
    • D2 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations

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