Quarterly Journal of Economics Vol. 37 No. 1 1922
Communism Among the Mormons
Abstract
Introduction. Relative importance of communism in the economic life of the Mormons. I. Historical background, 135. — Physiographical conditions in Jackson County, Missouri, 137. — The Mormon social body, 137. — II. Joseph Smith's first outline of the United Order. Characteristics of his project, 139. — The first attempt at Independence, 146. — The Mormon "deeds, " 147. — Reasons for first failure, 151. — Comparison of the order with contemporaneous communities, 152. — III. The order elsewhere in Missouri, Ohio, and Illinois, 155. — IV. The order in Utah, 156. — Influence of Brigham Young, 158. — His efforts to establish communism, 159. — Outstanding attributes, 162. — History of the Utah plan, 164. — Orderville, 165. — V. Conclusion. Causes of failure, 171. — Hope of future revival, 173.
- DOI
- 10.2307/1885911
- Volume
- 37
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 134
- Sources
- openalex crossref