TY  - JOUR
AB  - John Locke′s political economy lends itself to conservative, liberal and
radical interpretations that frame the conceptual ambiguities that still
shape our debates over government′s proper economic functions.
Suggests that “masculinity” was a powerful undercurrent in Locke′s
thought which linked these ambiguities and makes them explicable.
In short, Locke′s political economy was a “gendered” one which
juxtaposed Enlightenment hopes that “manly” men could balance
freedom and equality, labour and prosperity, and political order, to
ancient misogynist fears that “effeminate” men caused chaos when
freed from political constraints. Ultimately, Locke′s scepticism resulted
in a heavy investment in political prerogative which has been parlayed
into twentieth century political hegemony.
VL  - 19
IS  - 10/11/12
SN  - 0306-8293
DO  - 10.1108/EUM0000000000506
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000000506
AU  - Kann Mark E.
PY  - 1992
Y1  - 1992/01/01
TI  - John Locke's Political Economy of Masculinity
T2  - International Journal of Social Economics
PB  - MCB UP Ltd
SP  - 95
EP  - 110
Y2  - 2024/09/19
ER  -