New open-access article in JHET.
Philippe Gillig revists and reframes the debate over John Stuart Mill's homo economicus discussion, in particular his claim that people have a natural desire for wealth.
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RELATIVIZING THE HOMO ŒCONOMICUS: J. S. MILL ON THE BASIC ASSUMPTIONS OF POLITICAL ECONOMY | Journal of the History of Economic Thought | Cambridge Core
RELATIVIZING THE HOMO ŒCONOMICUS: J. S. MILL ON THE BASIC ASSUMPTIONS OF POLITICAL ECONOMY