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Jevons In Australia: A Reassessment

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Historians of economic thought have generally considered that W. S. Jevons' Australian work on political economy has little significance. This article presents three arguments for reassessing that account. First, while in Australia, Jevons formulated the basic premises of his Theory of Political Economy. Second, the key influence on him during this period was not D. Lardner, as previously thought, but Professor Maurice Pell of Sydney University. Third, in Australia, Jevons formulated the project which culminated in the publication of his Theory—the derivation of ‘laws’ of income distribution, showing economic agents were rewarded according to their contribution to production.

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  • Michael V. White, 1982. "Jevons In Australia: A Reassessment," The Economic Record, The Economic Society of Australia, vol. 58(1), pages 32-45, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:ecorec:v:58:y:1982:i:1:p:32-45
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4932.1982.tb00347.x
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