Double Trouble : Modern Misreadings of Cantillon

Grieve, Roy H (2016) Double Trouble : Modern Misreadings of Cantillon. Discussion paper. University of Strathclyde, Glasgow.

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Abstract

Although the 18th century Franco-Irish financier Richard Cantillon is universally esteemed as an outstanding pioneer of economic analysis, his work is not immune to present-day misunderstanding. This paper identifies two current misreadings both relating to his concept of "intrinsic value." Both need clearing-up. (1) Anthony Brewer (1992) claimed to find a fatal flaw in Cantillon's theory of value. The present author (1993) demurred. That objection has not been taken up (or dismissed) in subsequent discussion of Cantillon's work. We therefore have unfinished business. (2) A second issue has emerged. Modern "Austrian" commentators (who express great admiration for Cantillon) are promoting a seriously erroneous misinterpretation of his theory of value. We think it is time both to put forward, against Brewer’s allegation, a stronger defence of Cantillon's theory, and also to make the point that Cantillon's conception is fundamentally different from how (some) "Austrian" admirers apparently see it.

  • Item type:Monograph(Discussion paper)
    ID code:68355
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    25 May 2016
    Published
    Notes:Published as a paper within the Discussion Papers in Economics, No. 16-07 (2016). *Adapted from Strathclyde Discussion Paper 2015-06 to deal with “Austrian issue”.
    Subjects:Social Sciences > Economic Theory
    Department:Strathclyde Business School > Economics
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:11 Jun 2019 14:51
    Last modified:21 Nov 2024 12:45
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    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/68355
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