The variety of changes in the modes of producing have led us to re-discover the active and structuring part played by territories in the present economic dynamics, particularly the new reticular organizations - including within the public service, and especially in the health sector. The latter...

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 public service presents important territorial implications, as its own objective is to allow the State to fulfil its missions of general interest in matter of security, justice, keeping public order, economic guidance, responding to the social demand of improving living conditions, cementing...

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...

This paper is intended to clarify a paradox: while the 1920’s and 30’s produced a welter of works on business cycle theories, and while it is acknowledged that the Stockholm School played a notable and original role in the theoretical context of this period, it seems to be diYcult to...

Industry, Space and Competition rediscovers the contributions of the past on industrial organization and spatial economics and analyses these within the context of current movements towards globalization, regionalization and localization.

This article reveals and studies the connections between Bentham’s Defence of Usury (1787) and Saint-Amand Bazard (1791-1832), a founder of Saint-Simonianism. We first traces Bazard’s exposure to Bentham through his unknown friendship with Bentham’s publisher Etienne Dumont. After...