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Hegel's theory of economic nationalism: political economy in the Philosophy of Right

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The author explores Hegel's theory of economic nationalism in the Philosophy of Right. In that work, Hegel incorporates economics within a systematic theory of the nation-state. Hegel argues that both capitalism and nationalism are the products of the state, which emancipates human capacities by founding and securing individual rights. Capitalism, however, is an inherently self contradictory social phenomenon to which Hegel responds in a sophisticated manner, one eschewing those economic ideologies which subsequently dominated modern economic thought. Moreover, his response differs fundamentally from other supposed defenders of economic nationalism. Unlike the rationalist Fichte, that other great German defender of a national economics, Hegel paves the way to a scientific understanding of the relationship between the modern economy and the nation-state, in other words, a theory of economic nationalism.

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  • Takeshi Nakano, 2004. "Hegel's theory of economic nationalism: political economy in the Philosophy of Right," The European Journal of the History of Economic Thought, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 11(1), pages 33-52.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:eujhet:v:11:y:2004:i:1:p:33-52
    DOI: 10.1080/0967256032000171498
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    1. Delphine Brochard, 2005. "Classical Political Economy Sifted Through Dialectical Reason: The Hegelian rereading," Post-Print hal-00552123, HAL.

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