期刊名称：Erasmus Journal for Philosophy and Economics (EJPE)
印刷版ISSN：1876-9098
出版年度：2008
卷号：1
期号：1
出版社：Erasmus Institute for Philosophy and Economics
摘要：Studies of Bernard Mandeville by economists and historians of
economic thought have focused overwhelmingly on the problem of
situating his work within the development of the theory of laissez-faire
and evaluating his influence on major figures in the Scottish
Enlightenment, especially Adam Smith. This paper explores Mandeville¡¯s
economic thought through the lens of a very different transition:
England¡¯s rapid growth following the Glorious Revolution and its
gradual eclipse of Dutch economic hegemony. By situating Mandeville
within an Anglo-Dutch context and carefully examining his comments
on the Dutch in Remark Q of The fable of the bees, the paper shows the
manner in which Mandeville¡¯s ideas both appropriated lessons from
Dutch history and sought to revise ideas about the Dutch current among
his English contemporaries. The paper thus sheds new light on core
concepts in Mandeville¡¯s economic thought and permits exploration of
an important moment in the development of political economy.
关键词：Mandeville, Netherlands, Late Development, William Temple
