J. A. Hobson

Hobson, John Atkinson - 1858–1940, English economist and journalist. He achieved wide popularity as a lecturer and writer. Criticizing classical economics, which centered on man's mechanical response to inflexible economic laws, he held that economic theory was bound up with the ethical problems of social welfare and should be a guide to reform. The economic measures he supported Read More...

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Imperialism: A Study
by J. A. Hobson. 388 pgs.

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Introduction to the 1938 Edition

Preface to the First Edition

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Nationalism and Imperialism

Part I the Economics of Imperialism

Chapter I the Measure of Imperialism

Chapter II the Commercial Value of Imperialism

Chapter 4 Economic Parasites of Imperialism

Chapter V Imperialism Based on Protection

Chapter VI the Economic Taproot of Interialism

Part II the Politics of Imperialism

Chapter II the Scientific Defence of Imperialism

Chapter III Moral and Sentimental Factors

Chapter IV Imperialism and the Lower Races

Chapter V Imperialism in Asia

Chapter VI Imperial Federation

Chapter VII the Outcome

Index
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Work and Wealth: A Human Valuation
by J. A. Hobson. 384 pgs.

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Preface

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Chapter I: The Human Standard of Value

Chapter II: The Human Origins of Industry

Chapter III: Real Income: Cost and Utility

Chapter IV: The Creative Factor in Production

Chapter V: The Human Costs of Labour

Chapter VI: The Reign of the Machine

Chapter VII: The Distribution of Human Costs

Chapter VIII: Human Costs in the Supply of Capital

Chapter IX: Human Utility of Consumption

Chapter X: Class Standards of Consumption

Chapter XI: Sport, Culture and Charity

Chapter XII: Human Law of Distribution

Chapter XIII: The Human Claims of Labour

Chapter XIV: Scientific Management

Chapter XV: The Distribution of Leisure

Chapter XVI: The Reconstruction of Industry

Chater XVII: The Nation and the World

Chapter XVIII: Social Harmony in Economic Life

Chapter XIX: Individual Motives to Social Service

Chapter XX: The Social Will as an Economic Force

Chapter XXI: Personal and Social Efficiency

Chapter XXII: Social Science and Social Art

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Richard Cobden: the International Man
by J. A. Hobson, Neville Masterman. 423 pgs.

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Introduction to the New Edition

Preface

Chapter I Cobden's Preparation for Politics

Chapter II Cobden as Pamphleteer

Chapter III the Tour in Europe, 1846-7

Chapter IV the Policy of Non-Intervention, 1850-2

Chapter V Palmerstonian Foreign Policy

Chapter VI the Crimean War

Chapter VII Peace and Recovery

Chapter VIII the China War and the Indian Mutiny

Chapter IX an Interlude of Peace

Chapter X the French Treaty

Appendix to Chapter X

Chapter XI Correspondence, 1861-4

Chapter XIII Cobden and Modern Internationalism

Some Dates in the Career of Richard Cobden

Index
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Hobson and Imperialism: Radicalism, New Liberalism, and Finance 1887-1938
by P. J. Cain. 326 pgs.

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1: Introduction

2: Becoming a New Liberal, 1887-1898

3: Becoming an Anti-Imperialist, 1887-1898

4: The Economics of Imperialism, 1899-1902

5: Imperialism: A Study: Parasitism and Industry

6: Dilemmas of a New Liberal: Free Trade, Foreign Investment, and Imperialism, 1903-1914

7: Late Variations on a Famous Theme, 1914-1938

8: Hobson Lives? Finance, Finance Capitalism, and British Imperialism, 1870-1914

Bibliography of Works Cited

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Economics for the Common Good: Two Centuries of Social Economic Thought in the Humanistic Tradition (Chap. 4 "In Sismondi's Spirit: John A. Hobson")
by Mark A. Lutz. 302 pgs.

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This volume provides an introduction to economics in terms of human rather than material welfare. Building on a social economics tradition, it proposes a more rational economic order and develops new principles of economic policy. The issues covered include: the inadequacy of individualistic economics in guiding policy formation; a logical critique of economic rationality; rethinking of the modern business corporation; a critique of modern trade theory and unregulated international competition; and how standard economic theory encourages major ecological problems.
In approaching problems generally conceived to be purely economic from a social and ecological perspective, the author explores the vital interface between economics, ethics and politics.

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Preface

Source Acknowledgments

1: Introducing Social Economics

2: The Grandfather of Social Economics: J.C.L.Simonde De Sismondi

3: The Germination of Social Economics on British Soil

4: In Sismondi’s Spirit: John A.Hobson

5: Ethics, Science and Economic Welfare

6: Tracking the Common Good

Notes

7: How Reasonable is Economic Rationality?

Notes

8: Rethinking the Corporation

9: Whither the Market and Globalization?

10: The Ultimate Challenge

11: Social Economics as an Alternative

Notes

Bibliography

Guide to Further Reading

Index
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Thinkers of the Twenty Years' Crisis: Inter-War Idealism Reassessed (Chap. 7 "J. A. Hobson and Economic Internationalism")
by David Long, Peter Wilson. 356 pgs.

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This book reassesses the contribution to international thought of some of the most important thinkers of the inter-war period. It takes as its starting point E.H. Carr's famous critique which, more than any other work, established the reputation of the period as the "utopian" or "idealist" phase of international relations theorizing. This characterization of inter-war thought is scrutinized through ten detailed studies of such writers as Norman Angell, J.A. Hobson, J.M. Keynes, David Mitrany, and Alfred Zimmern. The studies demonstrate the diversity of perspectives within so-called "idealism" and call into question the descriptive and analytical value of the entire notion. It is concluded that "idealism" is an overly general term, useful for scoring debating points rather than providing a helpful category for analysis.

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LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS

1: Introduction: The Twenty Years' Crisis and the Category of 'Idealism' in International Relations

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2: Philip Noel-Baker and Peace Through Law

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3: David Davies and the Enforcement of Peace

5: No an Angell and Rationality in International Relations

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6: Leonard Woolf and International Government

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7: J. A. Hobson and Economic Internationalism

CONCLUSION

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8: J. M. Keynes, Idealism, and the Economic Bases of Peace

CONCLUSION

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9: David Mitrany and International Functionalism

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10: Lord Lothian and the Federalist Critique of National Sovereignty

CONCLUSION

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11: Arnold Toynbee, Chatham House, and Research in a Global Context

CONCLUSION

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12: Conclusion: Inter-War Idealism, Liberal Internationalism, and Contemporary International Theory

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SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY

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Conceptualizing the State: Innovation and Dispute in British Political Thought 1880-1914 (Chap. 4 "John Hobson, Ramsay MacDonald, and the State")
by James Meadowcroft. 251 pgs.

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This book is concerned with the way in which the concept of the state was invoked in British political argument between 1880 and 1914. It central claim is that the decades bracketing the turn of the century witnessed a significant change in the prevailing terms of British political discourse - that the concept of the state, hitherto a relative stranger to British debate, emerged as a key component of the idiom in which critical reflection on politics was cast. James Meadowcroft surveys the ways in which the state was understood in this period, and also presents a detailed analysis of the conceptions of the state in the work of six prominent theorists: Herbert Spencer, Hugh Cecil, Bernard Bosanquet, L T Hobhouse, J A Hobson and Ramsay MacDonald.

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OXFORD HISTORICAL MONOGRAPHS

Acknowledgements

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Introduction

I The State and Political Argument

2 Herbert Spencer, Hugh Cecil, and the State

3 Bernard Bosanquet, Leonard Hobhouse, And the State

4 John Hobson, Ramsay Macdonald, And the State

5 The Movement of Theory

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Marxist Perspectives on Imperialism: A Theoretical Analysis ("Hobson" begins on p. 48)
by Chronis Polychroniou. 184 pgs.

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By distinguishing between classical Marxist and neo-Marxist approaches to imperialism, This volume challenges generally accepted views on the relationship between these two branches of Marxist thought, reaffirming the principles and tools of fundamental Marxism as essential for understanding and explaining the internationalization of capitalist economic life. Together, original source materials and Polychroniou's highly readable analysis present a commentary both outlining and clarifying essential ideas contained in Marxist writings from the late 19th century to the present. Marxist Perspectives on Imperialism also identifies current political and economic issues to which authentic Marxist concepts can be applied.

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Copyright Acknowledgments

Contents

Figures and Tables

Preface

NOTE

Introduction

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1: Marxian Political Economy: Methodological and Theoretical Foundations

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2: Classical Marxist Theories of Imperialism

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3: Neo-Marxist Interpretations of Imperialism and Underdevelopment

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4: New Developments and Directions in the Marxist Theories of Imperialism

SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION

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Conclusion

Bibliography

Index

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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Knowledge at Work: Some Neoliberal Anachronisms, in Review of Social Economy
by Geoffrey M. Hodgson. 19 pgs.

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