Droit de propriété et économie politique dans l'analyse saint-simonienne

From 1825 to 1832 the Saint-Simonians advocated an evolution of the economic and social order which resulted from their analysis of property right and its effects on the functioning of a society in which the property owners exploit the labourers. Improving the lot of labourers and economic progress require measures which make it possible to lower the revenues of idle owners, to ensure a better allocation of capital to the labourers and to alter the conditions of access to ownership. Setting up a banking system combining centralization and specialization enables lowering the interest rate, reducing the exploitation of the labourers and fostering economic activity. A reform of inheritance law can also put an end to social reproduction. Classification JEL : B12, B14, K11, Z13<np pagenum="300"/>