Jovellanos: the Enlightenment, economics and «public happiness» Jovellanos: ilustración, economía y «felicidad pública»

From mid XVIII Century, an intensification of international circulation of economic ideas made Spain participate in the emergence of Political Economy as a discipline in the service of <em>public felicity</em>. Jovellanos did not fail to contribute to the new science. His life and profes...

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Main Author: Joaquín OCAMPO SUÁREZ-VALDÉS
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad de Salamanca 2012-01-01
Series:Cuadernos Dieciochistas
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Online Access:http://campus.usal.es/~revistas_trabajo/index.php/1576-7914/article/view/8553
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Summary:From mid XVIII Century, an intensification of international circulation of economic ideas made Spain participate in the emergence of Political Economy as a discipline in the service of <em>public felicity</em>. Jovellanos did not fail to contribute to the new science. His life and professional development, as well as the particular circumstances of the period, explain the fact that the reforming emergencies became the priorities in his duties as an economist: economic theory was placed in the service of applied economics. The aim of this paper is to provide a synthetic view of the above mentioned question.<br>Desde mediados del XVIII, la intensificación de la circulaci��n internacional de las ideas económicas hizo a España partícipe de la emergencia de la Economía política como disciplina al servicio de la <em>felicidad pública</em>. Jovellanos no faltará a la cita con la nueva ciencia. Su trayectoria vital y profesional, y las propias circunstancias de la época, explican que en su quehacer como economista las urgencias reformadoras marquen las prioridades: la teoría económica se pondrá al servicio de la Economía aplicada. Este artículo no aspira a otro objetivo que el de ofrecer una visión de síntesis sobre la cuestión apuntada.
ISSN:1576-7914