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Political Economy and Liberalism in France - The Contributions of Frederic Bastiat (Paperback)
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Political Economy and Liberalism in France - The Contributions of Frederic Bastiat (Paperback)
Series: Routledge Studies in the History of Economics
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The purpose of this book is to provide a comprehensive analysis of
the work of Frederic Bastiat (1801-1850), one of the towering
intellectual figures of nineteenth century France. More than anyone
else of his time, Bastiat personified the struggle of liberalism
and science against socialism and utopia. Between 1844 in 1850, his
campaign for the idea of liberty and his commitment to the
discipline of political economy made him one of the most vigorous
champions of economic liberalism in France. Bastiat put forth one
of the most ambitious interpretations of the liberalism of his
time, one that entailed both a critique of primitive socialism and
a concern to provide political economy with a theoretical
foundation. His thinking is far more sophisticated than would
appear at first glance. Nor can it be confined, as so many
commentators would have us believe, to its strictly economic
dimension. The themes that Bastiat addressed - free trade,
competition, labour, among others - certainly helped to reduce it
to this dimension. Yet he did not limit himself to these issues,
even if he dealt with them at length. He also paid close attention
to the political, moral, social and religious dimensions. Coming,
as Bastiat's writing did, at a decisive moment in the history of
French liberalism, the very existence of his work explodes the
long-standing received idea to the effect that liberalism, and in
particular economic liberalism, is the exclusive domain of
Anglo-Saxon countries. Bastiat's work thus offers a solid rebuttal
to Hayek, who proclaimed "the total absence of a liberal tradition
in France." This book should be of interest to students and
researchers of many strands of economics, as well as those looking
at French liberalism and the history of social science more
generally.
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