I have posted several items about Mark Twain on economics. Those are listed below.
This is the title of an article that was published recently and was actually in Spanish by Rafael Galvão de Almeida. He is at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brasil. The title in Spanish is "Camelot Elétrica: Um Economista Visita a Corte do Rei Arthur."
It was published in the journal "História Econômica & História de Empresas" which means "Economic History & Business History." Click here for more information.
Here is the translation of the abstract:
"Mark Twain wrote the novel A Connecticut yankee in King Arthur’s court (1889) as a way to reflect on the changes happening in the so called “Gilded Age” of the United States. The book tells the story of Hank Morgan, an engineer whofound himself in the 6th century England, when King Arthur led the Knights of the Round Table in Camelot. Hank tries to industrialize England twelve centuries before, using his knowledge of technology, political economy and culture. His project of an Electric Camelot, however, suffers many problems and fails. The novel is relevant for economists because it deals with many topics of interest, such as entrepreneurship and economic development. The literature in the “visiting economist syndrome” – term created by Albert Hirschman – identifies many problems in the development aid process of a country due to a series of factors, including even arrogance and naivety of the economic models, but that are present when dealing with different contexts. It is argued that these problems have been discussed by Mark Twain, who had interest in the nascent neoclassical economics, in the referred novel. In spite of Hank being an engineer, his trajectory resembles a visiting economist. Thus, the novel is a tool to explore problems and challenges of economic development through fiction."
Related posts:
Chapter 33 Of Mark Twain's A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court Is Titled "SIXTH CENTURY POLITICAL ECONOMY" And Deals With "Money Illusion"
Mark Twain On Work And Pay
Mark Twain On Labor Markets And How Wages Should Be Decided-By Government Fiat Or By Markets?
Mark Twain Understood That It Is The Purchasing Power Of Wages That Matters
Mark Twain, Free Trade and Tariffs
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