Progress and Poverty · Character
Walter Bagehot
British journalist and economist, cited on economic and political matters.
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Also known as Mr. Bagehot
First appearance: i from greater economy in government
Walter Bagehot shows up with force in I: The Current Theory of Human Progress—Its Insufficiency. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Mentioned as an expounder of the development philosophy who attempts to explain the stagnation of civilizations.
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In I: The Current Theory of Human Progress—Its Insufficiency: Mentioned as an expounder of the development philosophy who attempts to explain the stagnation of civilizations. Later, in II: Differences in…
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- I: The Current Theory of Human Progress—Its Insufficiency
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