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  1. J. A. Hobson
    J. A. HobsonBritish economist
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    • John Atkinson Hobson (6 July 1858 – 1 April 1940) was an English economist and social scientist. Hobson is best known for his writing on imperialism, which influenced Vladimir Lenin, and his theory of underconsumption. His principal and earliest contribution to economics was the theory of underconsumption, a scathing criticism of Say's law and classical econ… See more

    Life

    Hobson was born in Derby in Derbyshire, the son of William Hobson, "a rather prosperous newspaper proprietor", … See more

    Commentary on Hobson

    R. H. Tawney wrote the following in The Acquisitive Society (1920):
    The greater part of modern property has been attenuated to a pecuniary lien or bond on the product of industry which carries with it a rig… See more

    BornJohn Atkinson Hobson · 6 July 1858 · Derby, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
    Died1 April 1940 (aged 81) · Hampstead, London, England, United Kingdom
    Alma materLincoln College, Oxford
    FieldImperialism studies · Poverty studies
    Book-length works

    • The Physiology of Industry (written with Albert F. Mummery) (1889).
    • Problems of Poverty (1891).
    • Evolution of Modern Capitalism (1894).… See more

    See also

    • Theories of New Imperialism for an account of Hobson's theories on imperialism. See more

    References and sources

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    • Simkin, John. "J. A. Hobson".
    • Allett, John "New Liberalism: The Political Economy of J. A. Hobson"… See more

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  3. Journal of Liberal History
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  4. History of Economic Thought Website
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  5. Britannica
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    John Atkins Hobson | English historian | Britannica

    …British liberal economist John Atkinson Hobson. In his seminal study, Imperialism, a Study (first published in 1902), he pointed to the role of such drives as patriotism, philanthropy, and the spirit of adventure in advancing the …

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    J. A. Hobson - Spartacus Educational

    Hobson's autobiography, Confessions of an Economic Heretic, was published in 1938. He wrote his last article for the New Statesman in December 1939 where he expressed the hope …

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    Who was John Atkinson Hobson?
    John Atkinson Hobson, the economic writer and radical journalist most associated (along with L. T. Hobhouse) with Edwardian New Liberalism was born in Derby on 6 July 1858, the second son of William and Josephine (ne Atkinson) Hobson.

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    How did John Atkinson earn a living?
    *Hobson, John Atkinson* (1858–1940). An economist with views that were unconventional for his time, and led him—he claimed—to be blackballed from academic posts. He earned his living therefore through part-time lecturing, journalism, and writing too many books.

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    What were Hobson's contributions to economics?
    Hobson is best known for his writing on imperialism, which influenced Vladimir Lenin, and his theory of underconsumption. His principal and earliest contribution to economics was the theory of underconsumption, a scathing criticism of Say's law and classical economics' emphasis on thrift.

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    How did Hobson influence the Asquithian cabinet?
    The extent to which the Asquithian Cabinet was influenced by all this is debatable, but some measure of Hobson’s standing was indicated by the possibility that he was amongst Asquith’s candidates for new peers during the constitutional crisis of 1910-11. Hobson’s liberalism took a severe blow with the onset of the First World War.

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    What did John Hobson believe in?
    A socialist, Hobson rejected the theories of Karl Marx and favoured the reform of capitalism rather than a communist revolution. A severe critic of the Labour Government formed by Ramsay MacDonald in 1929, Hobson rejected the offer of a peerage in 1931. Hobson's autobiography, Confessions of an Economic Heretic, was published in 1938.

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    Why did Hobson Think Finance was a 'governor' of an engine?
    The answer was that finance was the ‘governor’ of an engine whose motor power came from the forces of nationalism and social psychology that fuelled the politics of self-assertion (Hobson 1901a). His analysis of imperialism changed over time and was often strongly coloured by passing political events.

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  9. The Latin Library
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