Cervantes and Economic Theory – Part I
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.30800/mises.2016.v4.845Keywords:
Literature, Economic theory, Market economy, Miguel de CervantesAbstract
Questioning interpretations about Miguel de Cervantes as having been an author of socialist character with emancipatory concerns, the author analyzes Cervantes’s literary works in their context and identifies how they present sympathy towards important aspects of market economy, as well as criticisms of collectivist and redistributionist stances.