Political Economy Club
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The Political Economy Club was an influential early 19th-century London discussion group of leading economists and public figures that helped shape classical economic thought and policy.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
discussion group
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economics society → learned society → |
| composition |
civil servants
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economists → politicians → public intellectuals → |
| country |
United Kingdom
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| field |
economic policy
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economics → political economy → |
| foundingLocation |
London
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| hasActivity |
dining meetings
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presentation of papers → structured debate → |
| hasDocumentedIn |
club minute books
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published histories of the Political Economy Club → |
| hasInfluenceOn |
British economic policy
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Corn Laws debate → classical economics → free trade movement → |
| hasPurpose |
advancement of classical economic thought
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discussion of political economy → informing public policy debate → |
| historicalPeriod |
Victorian era
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early 19th century → |
| inception |
1821
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| language |
English
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| location |
London
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| meetingFrequency |
monthly
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| membershipPolicy |
by invitation only
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| notableFor |
early organized forum for economists
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influencing 19th-century British economic legislation → shaping classical economic thought → |
| notableMember |
David Ricardo
→
Francis Place → Henry Brougham → James Mill → John Ramsay McCulloch → John Stuart Mill → Nassau William Senior → Robert Torrens → Thomas Robert Malthus → Thomas Tooke → William Huskisson → |
| organizationalType |
non-party political association
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private club → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Thomas Malthus
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Thomas Tooke → |
memberOf |