What do the economic theories of thought-leaders in economics, such as Smith, Keynes, Marx and Schumpeter, tell us about globalisation in the twenty-first century? Great economic theories have provided a narrative of how society should work in all its aspects, and can offer renewed usefulness...

Chapter 1: Introduction; Thomas Hoerber, Alain Anquetil -- Chapter 2: The Social Liberalism of John Stuart Mill; Alain Anquetil -- Chapter 3: Karl Marx’s Communism and Critique of Capital; Paul Prew -- Chapter 4: Edmund Burke’s Liberalism; Thomas Hoerber -- Chapter 5: The free Liberalism of...

If a short list of keywords had to be proposed in order to explain why John Stuart Mill (1806-1873) was a great liberal thinker, it would certainly include utility, liberty, and equality. These concepts express his view of liberalism, which lies between classical liberalism and a social, if not...

There is a familiar way to appeal to Adam Smith (1723-1790), the famous philosopher and great economic thinker of the Scottish Enlightenment. He is often considered as the father of modern economics and capitalism. We must also consider the frequent references to him. "What would Adam Smith...