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Henry George and Europe: As Dissident Economist and Path‐breaking Philosopher, He was a Catalyst for British Social Reform
Author(s) -
Silagi Michael,
Faulkner Susan N.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
american journal of economics and sociology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.199
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1536-7150
pISSN - 0002-9246
DOI - 10.1111/j.1536-7150.1989.tb02100.x
Subject(s) - george (robot) , mill , socialism , politics , economic history , social reform , consolidation (business) , rhetorical question , history , political economy , sociology , law , political science , art history , art , communism , economics , literature , archaeology , accounting
A bstract .Henry George 's influence was greater in the United Kingdom than in the United States. The 80s and 90s there were particularly favorable for the reception of his revolutionary ideas. Though, thanks to such thinkers as Alfred Russell Wallace and James and John Stuart Mill, a land reform movement already existed, its sudden rise to national significance was due to George. George's writing and speaking skills and his dedication moved many serious citizens into the political Left and heavily influenced men and women who became leaders of British non‐Marxian socialism , at the formation and consolidation of their movement. While George's followers broke with both the Wallace and socialist movements, George's rhetorical talents awakened the broad circles of thinking people to a consciousness of the full range of the social question.