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Francis Davy Longe, 1831-1910.

British laywer and anti-classical economist.

In his day, Francis Davy Longe was perhaps best known as a star cricketer for Harrow and Oxford.  He got his B.A. from Oriel College, and a law degree from the Inner Temple.  Longe served on a British commission on child labor in 1862-67.  

In economics, Francis D. Longe is best known for his anti-classical 1866 tract, making him one of the first to demolish the Ricardian "Wages-Fund" doctrine.  In this, Longe was followed up independently by W.T. Thornton.

 

  

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Major Works of F.D. Longe

  • An Inquiry into the Law of 'Strikes', 1860. [bk]
  • A Refutation of the Wage-Fund Theory of Modern Political Economy as enunciated by Mr. Mill, MP and Mr. Fawcett, M.P., 1866  [1904 repr: bk, av]
  • A Critical Examination of Mr. George's Progress & Poverty and Mr. Mill's Theory of Wages, 1883 [bk]

 
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