| Titre | L'extension du marché limite la division du travail : la critique smithienne du mercantilisme | |
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| Auteur | Michel Rosier | |
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Revue | Cahiers d'économie politique |
| Numéro | no 19, printemps 1991 Le marché chez Adam Smith | |
| Page | 37-53 | |
| Résumé anglais |
The division of labour limited by the extent of the market : Smith's critique of the mercantilism.
Smith's statement according to which the division of labour is limited by the extent of the market is often considered as a puzzling curiosity, that involves increasing returns. We demonstrate that it is not limited because of its result, the productivity of labour, but because of its cause, the allocation of labour force between agriculture and manufactures. Then we show that Smith's statement is at the core of his main argument against the mercantilists. Their economic policy would slow down economic growth and may even drive a nation to a regressive state, by raising up too hastily manufactures. Source : Éditeur (via Persée) |
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| Article en ligne | http://www.persee.fr/web/revues/home/prescript/article/cep_0154-8344_1991_num_19_1_1108 |
