Abstract
According to Fourier, the poverty which accompanies the ‘colossal’ advance of industry constitutes the main cause of social disorders. Those responsible are the tradesmen; competition has resulted in the creation of a mercantile feudal system.
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Wolff, J. (2018). Fourier, FranÇois Marie Charles (1772–1837). In: The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-349-95189-5_418
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