1984
DOI: 10.1111/j.1536-7150.1984.tb02222.x
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Léon Walras and Social Justice

Abstract: Abstract. Léon Walras strongly believed that without an equitable distribution of wealth there could be no social justice. Though he defended the right of private property, he considered that land was a special case and that it belonged to all the community. His social reform involved the nationalization of land, the abolition of taxation on wages, the curbing of monopoly power, and the promotion of a strong cooperative movement. He insisted that the only way the working class could regain their freedom was b… Show more

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“…Nevertheless, Mill did not believe that NPOs should be cut off from the system of economic competition. In this respect, his thinking is similar to that of Walras (Cirillo, 1984), who was interested in NPOs (he uses the term 'popular association') as both a practitioner and a theoretician (Hébert, 1988). As a theoretician, he did not see NPOs as a means of resolving the social difficulties of his time, which were of great concern to him ( Cirillo, 1980).…”
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“…Nevertheless, Mill did not believe that NPOs should be cut off from the system of economic competition. In this respect, his thinking is similar to that of Walras (Cirillo, 1984), who was interested in NPOs (he uses the term 'popular association') as both a practitioner and a theoretician (Hébert, 1988). As a theoretician, he did not see NPOs as a means of resolving the social difficulties of his time, which were of great concern to him ( Cirillo, 1980).…”
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“…Walras (1834–1910) formulated the theory of marginal value independently of William Stanley Jevons and Carl Menger and developed the general theory of equilibrium (Renato, 1984). But Walras realized that just because such a system of equations could be solved mathematically did not mean that it would reach equilibrium in the real world.…”
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“…Em trabalho constante do volume organizado por Mark Blaug, Renato Cirilo (Cirillo, 1992) apresenta interessante paralelo entre as teses de reforma social de Walras e as do reformador social norte-americano Henri George (1839-1897).…”
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