The Foundations of 'Laissez-Faire'
The Economics of Pierre de Boisguilbert
Series: Routledge Studies in the History of Economics; 31;
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Product details:
- Edition number 1
- Publisher Routledge
- Date of Publication 29 April 1999
- ISBN 9780415207997
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages208 pages
- Size 234x156 mm
- Weight 453 g
- Language English 0
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Short description:
This book analyses the work of Boisguilbert, in the establishment and development of liberal economics. From here the author explores the theoretical foundations of 'laissez-faire'.
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This is the first full length study of Boisguilbert's work to appear in English. It contains an extended discussion of the context in which Boisguilbert worked, as well as a detailed analysis of his life and work.
'...this version will be especially welcomes by thyose whoe command of French is limited or non-existent' - A. W. Bob Coats, Economic History Society 2000
Table of Contents:
Introduction 1. The Context (I). Social and Political Augustinianism 2. The Context (II). On Some Problems in the Governing of an Ordered State 3. Equilibrium (I). The Social Classes Approach: From the State of Innocence to the Polished and Magnificent State 4. Equilibrium (II). The Market Approach: The Foundations of Equilibrium and of Free Trade 5. Destablishing Shocks (I). Court Language and Merchant Truth 6. Destablishing Shocks (II). Market Strategies: The Propagation of Disequilibrium Conclusion Appendix
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