Congrès des Economistes réuni a Bruxelles par les soins de l'Association belge pour la liberté commerciale. Session de 1847. – Séances des 16, 17 et 18 septembre.
Bruxelles: Imprimerie de Deltombe, 1847. First edition. In later wrappers. [5] 2–211 [1] p. Paper tanned, occasional foxing. Otherwise in fine condition.
Rare printed proceedings of the first international congress of economists in Brussels, featuring Karl Marx's attendance and his early engagement in public economic debates.
This volume documents the proceedings of the first-ever international conference of economists, held in Brussels from September 16 to 18, 1847, under the auspices of the Association belge pour la Liberté commerciale. Directed by Charles Joseph Marie Ghislain de Brouckere, the conference was a landmark event, gathering leading economists, lawyers, and businessmen to debate issues of free trade and economic policy.
A significant aspect of this congress is the participation of Karl Marx, whose presence is recorded on the official list of participants (“Marx, homme de lettres et économiste à Bruxelles” p. 7.). At the time, Marx was living in Brussels, and his involvement in the congress marked a crucial moment in his engagement with economic theory and the broader socialist movement. Although Marx was prevented from speaking, his attendance, along with other members of the Communist League, such as Friedrich Engels, was notable for their intent to challenge bourgeois economics and advocate for working-class interests.
The congress became a site of contention between the bourgeois majority and the Communist group, particularly after Georg Weerth's speech, which sharply criticized the benefits of free trade as espoused by the free traders. Engels later provided a detailed report of these events in the Deutsche-Brüsseler-Zeitung, highlighting the tensions and the exclusion of Marx's voice from the official proceedings.
This book is a rare primary source for the study of 19th-century economic thought and a crucial document for understanding the early public activities of Karl Marx, just months before the publication of the Communist Manifesto. It offers invaluable insights into the ideological battles that shaped modern economic and political thought.
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