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The use of Robinson Crusoe in economics

27 Sep 2012

From RM, I received this query: I’m still trying to figure out when the Robinson Crusoe analogy entered the economic discussion in history. I would have thought Karl Marx was the origin, or perhaps one of the utopian socialists. Any better ideas? Maybe this expensive book can tell us.
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