This paper goes through the main classical authors’ positions on the virtues and the limitations of both competition and socialism. The first section retrieves the evolution of socialistic ideas in England until the first half of the nineteenth century, highlighting Owen’s thesis. After...

This paper examines the classical economists’ views on the virtues and limitations of competition contrasted with the projects of socialism existent at the time. The first section retrieves the evolution of socialistic doctrines in England and France until the first half of the nineteenth...

Neste trabalho, busca-se uma melhor compreensao de como se dividem as decisoes de participacao na forca de trabalho entre os individuos cujos recursos se agregam no contexto da familia. O estudo contem duas partes. Na primeira, apresenta-se uma analise das tendencias da taxa de participacao, do...