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Subject(s)

• Economics—France—History—17th century [Browse]
• France—Economic conditions [Browse]
• Boisguilbert, P. Le Pesant de (Pierre Le Pesant) 1646-1714 [Browse]

Series

Routledge studies in the history of economics. [More in this series]

Summary note

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.

Notes

Description based upon print version of record.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-194) and index.

Language note

English

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

ISBN

• 1-134-62051-9
• 1-134-62052-7
• 0-429-22846-5
• 1-280-33495-9
• 0-203-00563-5
• 0-203-17041-5

OCLC

• 70749825
• 48139474

Doi

• 10.4324/9780203005637

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