From oeconomy to 'the economy': Population and self-interest in discourses on government

History of the Human Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 19-35

  Firth, Ann ^a,b  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Liberal; Management of population; Pastoral; Political oeconomy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0008229468     PISSN: 09526951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/095269519801100302     Document Type: Article

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