Etner, François - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2011
We are well aware of Walras’ hostility against Dupuit’s concept of surplus. The reasons for this hostility may be … primarily psychological or ideological, not to mention Walras’ difficulty to understand the ideas of others. Nevertheless, in … Dupuit, a utilitarian liberal, and Walras, an anti-utilitarian socialist, may justify—or at least throw some light on …