The foundations of laissez-faire : the economics of Pierre de Boisguilbert /

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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.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Faccarello, Gilbert
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Francés
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2001.
Series:Routledge studies in the history of economics.
Subjects:
Boisguilbert, P. Le Pesant de > (Pierre Le Pesant), > 1646-1714.
Boisguilbert, P. Le Pesant de > (Boisguilbert, Pierre Le Pesant.), > 1646-1714.
Boisguilbert, P. Le Pesant de > (Pierre Le Pesant), > 1646-1714
1600-1699
Economics > France > History > 17th century.
Économie politique > France > Histoire > 17e siècle.
Economic history
Economics
France > Economic conditions.
France > Conditions économiques.
France
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; The Foundations of Laissez-faire; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Introduction: A fin de règne Alceste; 1 The context (I). Social and political Augustinianism; 2 The context (II). On some problems in the governing ofan ordered state; 3 Equilibrium (I). The social classes approach: from the 'state ofinnocence' to the 'polished and magnificent state'; 4 Equilibrium (II). The market approach: the foundations ofequilibrium and of free trade; 5 Destabilising shocks (I). Court language and merchant truth
  • 6 Destabilising shocks (II). Market strategies: the propagationof disequilibriumConclusion; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index

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