J. A. Hobson

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J. A. Hobson was a British economist and social theorist known for his critique of imperialism and underconsumption, which significantly shaped progressive liberal and later New Liberal economic thought.

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John Atkinson Hobson 1

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instanceOf economist
human
journalist
political writer
social theorist
birthCountry United Kingdom
birthDate 1858-07-06
birthPlace Derby
causeOfDeath natural causes
citizenship United Kingdom
coAuthorOf The Physiology of Industry
coAuthorWith Albert F. Mummery
criticized British imperialism in South Africa
laissez-faire capitalism
deathDate 1940-04-01
educatedAt Lincoln College, Oxford
employer The Manchester Guardian
era early 20th century philosophy
late 19th century philosophy
familyName Hobson
fieldOfWork economics
political theory
social theory
fullName J. A. Hobson self-linksurface differs
surface form: John Atkinson Hobson
gender male
givenName John
ideology progressive liberalism
influenced John Maynard Keynes
Vladimir Lenin
surface form: Lenin

New Liberal thinkers in Britain
progressive economists
influencedBy classical economics
liberal political philosophy
knownFor critique of imperialism
influence on New Liberal economic thought
theory of underconsumption
language English
movement New Liberalism
nationality British
notableWork Imperialism: A Study
The Crisis of Liberalism
The Evolution of Modern Capitalism
The Industrial System
The Physiology of Industry
occupation foreign correspondent
theory critique of capitalist imperialism
underconsumption theory of economic crises
wroteAbout Boer Wars
surface form: Boer War

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New Liberalism influencedBy J. A. Hobson
J. A. Hobson fullName J. A. Hobson self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: John Atkinson Hobson