This paper questions the contribution made by Saint-Simonism to the emergence of political economy at the beginning of the nineteenth century. We follow A. Blanqui’s view (1860) that Saint-Simonian writings constitute a key stage in the development of political economy. The paper will be...

The links between Saint-Simonism and utilitarianism in economics are still fairly unclear, while a Benthamite relationship is sometimes clearly claimed by Saint-Simonian writers. This paper examines the first moment of this relationship, which is the link maintained by the doctrine of...