"Great Catalogue of British Merchants"

Japanese: 《イギリス商人大鑑》 - いぎりすしょうにんたいかん
"Great Catalogue of British Merchants"

… Defoe could also be considered an economist, and his A Voyage Around Great Britain (1724-27) described the state of industry in various regions on the eve of the Industrial Revolution, making him a valuable historical resource for the study of economic history. He also wrote other works, such as The Great Book of English Merchants (1725-27), a business guide that preached ascetic and rational virtues, and A Plan of British Economy (1728), which described the ideal form of the British economy based on the theory of free trade. Defoe's economic views are reflected in Robinson Crusoe, and the economic man Robinson is also mentioned in the works of Marx and M. Weber. …

*Some of the terminology referenced in the "Great English Merchant Encyclopedia" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… デフォーには経済学者ともいえる側面もあり,《グレート・ブリテン島周遊記》(1724‐27)には産業革命前夜の各地の産業実態が描かれ,経済史研究のための貴重な史料ともなっている。また,禁欲的・合理主義的徳目を説いた経営指導書《イギリス商人大鑑》(1725‐27)や,自由貿易論にのっとってイギリス経済のあるべき姿を描いた《イギリス経済の構想》(1728)などの著書を残している。デフォーの経済観は《ロビンソン・クルーソー》にも反映しており,マルクスやM.ウェーバーの著書にも経済人ロビンソンへの言及がある。…

※「《イギリス商人大鑑》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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