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Henry George Under the Microscope: Comments on “Henry George's Political Critics”

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The annual supplement of the AJES for 2008 titled Henry George: Political Ideologue, Social Philosopher, and Economic Theorist had as its first and longest essay “Henry George's Political Critics” by Professor Michael Hudson. It offered a multitude of criticisms, most of which Prof. Hudson seemed to agree with. All purported to be criticisms of George as a political strategist, though some seem more to originate from Hudson's disagreement with theoretical positions George was bound to take. The purpose of this short paper is to show that Professor Hudson's long article fails to do what it seems intended to do. That is, it fails to show that trade unionists and especially socialists were “natural allies” of the Georgist movement, that it was George's fault that that they were not, and that George “allied” his movement irrevocably to “capital,” rejecting its “natural allies.”

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  • Richard Giles, 2009. "Henry George Under the Microscope: Comments on “Henry George's Political Critics”," American Journal of Economics and Sociology, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 68(5), pages 1153-1167, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:ajecsc:v:68:y:2009:i:5:p:1153-1167
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1536-7150.2009.00666.x
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    1. Michael Hudson, 2008. "Henry George's Political Critics," American Journal of Economics and Sociology, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 67(1), pages 1-45, January.
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