HPE

« Summary: economic thought is indissociable from morality (or law), and therefore based on the virtuous (or legal) behavior of various agents (peasant, artisan, merchant, king, etc …)  Important heritage, adam smith. Textual analysis methodology: · Content: summary and organization · Influences on the text: social, political, economic and intellectual context, type of document · Influence of the text: immediate context, intellectual development etc… Reminder. Obj: knowledge and methods Your responsibilities: ­ Cla s s ­ R e a d ­ Pr e p doc Intellectu al production a n d context continuity: ­ Privat e prop erty a n d distribution of we alth ­ Cond e m n ation of monopolie s a n d u s ury ­ Ch arity a n d labor Intellectu al production a n d context evolution: ­ Role of th e m erch a nt ­ Import anc e of mon ey ­ J u st pric e Ex e s s ay: ­ Def just pric e ­ Opinion on th e just pric e ­ Distinction of th e th e diff thought (divid e) 2) Moral e c o nomy (antiquity – Middle Age s) vs Mercantilism (16 th – 17 th centuries) Intervention of the gouv in the eco (merchant). »