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[fre] Cet article a pour objet d'examiner les positions de Smith à l'égard des colonies américaines. . Dans une première partie, on étudie ses remarques, dans les Leçons de Jurisprudence et les Early Draft de la Richesse des Nations, à propos des indiens et des esclaves d'Amérique, ainsi que de la société coloniale. A partir de 1767 le conflit colonial occupe le centre des réflexions. On compare les positions de Smith et celle de ses contemporains (Pownall, Franklin, Tucker et Burke) sur la question de « gravitation » qui doit voir le centre de l'empire passer de Londres à une capitale américaine (2e partie). En 1773 Smith termine la RDN. Cependant la question américaine l'occupe pendant trois ans et tient une place importante dans la RDN. On étudie finalement les solutions d'union proposées par Smith dans son mémorandum de 1778. [eng] This paper is concerned with Smith's thoughts about american colonies. The first part studies remarks in the Lectures on Jurisprudence and the Early Draft about indians and slavery. Since 1767, the colonial conflict is the very core of debates. The paper compares Smith's ideas with those of contemporaries (Pownall, Franklin, Ticker and Burke) on the « gravitation » theory which implies that the center of the empire must move from London and cross the atlantic ocean (2d part). In the third part, the paper studies colonial matters in the Wealth of Nations and in the 1778 memorandum.
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Hiroshi Mizuta, 1996.
"Kaleidoscope of the Colonial Discussion,"
Cahiers d'Économie Politique, Programme National Persée, vol. 27(1), pages 57-72.
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RePEc:prs:caecpo:cep_0154-8344_1996_num_27_1_1195
DOI: 10.3406/cep.1996.1195
Note: DOI:10.3406/cep.1996.1195
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