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J. A. Hobson, an Uncommon card
John Atkinson Hobson was an English economist and social scientist.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 68
- DEF
- 45
- Power
- 113
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 19,000
Power 113 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 50 % of WikiCards cards.
J. A. Hobson quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the J. A. Hobson card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Other early work critiqued the classical theory of rent and anticipated the Neoclassical "marginal productivity" theory of ______.
Answer
distribution. Other early work critiqued the classical theory of rent and anticipated the Neoclassical "marginal productivity" theory of distribution. From the J. A. Hobson article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
J. A. Hobson. J. A. Hobson 68 · Randy Schekman 64 · Mixer 59 · Giant otter shrew 54 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Hobson is best known for his writing on imperialism, which influenced Vladimir Lenin, and his theory of underconsumption.
- His principal and earliest contribution to economics was the theory of underconsumption, a scathing criticism of Say's law and classical economics' emphasis on thrift.
- Other early work critiqued the classical theory of rent and anticipated the Neoclassical "marginal productivity" theory of distribution.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The J. A. Hobson article was read about 19,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 68 and blocks with 45: each hit it takes is cut by 18 %.
How to get J. A. Hobson
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, J. A. Hobson (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Elliott & Fry, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
