The Importance of Institutions as a Factor of Growth: John Locke

  • Cecilia Font de Villanueva Francisco de Vitoria University
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/rpub.98795
Keywords: locke, institutions, economic growth
Agencies: Este trabajo ha sido realizado en el marco del Proyecto de investigación “Salvación, política y economía. El comercio de ideas entre España y Gran Bretaña en los siglos XVII y XVIII” (Programa de generación de conocimiento 2021, referencia: PID2021- 122994NB-I00) financiado por la Agencia Española de Investigación.

Abstract

This work analyzes the role that institutions play in the process of economic growth. We focus the study especially in England around the events surrounding the so-called Glorious Revolution. Based on the study of these events, the research examines the theoretical contributions that were made during that specific period. The analysis focuses on the ideas developed by John Locke, a firsthand observer of the political events taking place at that time, about the scope of legislative power.

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2025-08-07
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The Importance of Institutions as a Factor of Growth: John Locke (C. Font de Villanueva, Trans.). (2025). Res Publica. Revista de Historia de Las Ideas Políticas, 28(2), 255-263. https://doi.org/10.5209/rpub.98795
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Vol. 28 No. 2 (2025): Dossier: Entre política y economía: La recepción inglesa de la época de los Estuardo de motivos escolásticos hispánicos
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