Between 1885 and 1887, a few years before meeting Sidney Webb and entering the Fabian Society, Beatrice Potter studies the work of Karl Marx. This goes hand in hand with an attempt to critique a political economy that appears to her frozen in time, unable to follow the sudden movements industry imposes on society, producing disorders, grey areas and conflicts. This critique is first of all the recognition of the crisis of laissez faire and the attempt to deal with a change of paradigm. We publish here for the first time two original essays dating from the beginning of Potter’s career that in some ways provide the basis of her subsequent reflections, because they take position inside a debate dealing not only with classical economic theory, but also with the social transformations that demanded its reassessment.
Beatrice Potter, On Marx and the Politics of Economic Discourse. Two Unpublished Manuscripts and Other Writings
Roberta Ferrari
2017
Abstract
Between 1885 and 1887, a few years before meeting Sidney Webb and entering the Fabian Society, Beatrice Potter studies the work of Karl Marx. This goes hand in hand with an attempt to critique a political economy that appears to her frozen in time, unable to follow the sudden movements industry imposes on society, producing disorders, grey areas and conflicts. This critique is first of all the recognition of the crisis of laissez faire and the attempt to deal with a change of paradigm. We publish here for the first time two original essays dating from the beginning of Potter’s career that in some ways provide the basis of her subsequent reflections, because they take position inside a debate dealing not only with classical economic theory, but also with the social transformations that demanded its reassessment.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.