Under the Rule of the Cardinals, 1624–1661
Armand Jean du Plessis, Cardinal de Richelieu (1585–1642), considered the mass of Frenchmen simply as animals to be prodded or coerced in ways that
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Under the Rule of the Cardinals, 1624–1661
While his major practical interest had not been domestic or economic affairs, he had helped build up the absolutism of the French state.
1. J.B. Say: The French Tradition in Smithian Clothing (continued 2)
From An Austrian Perspective on the History of Economic Thought, Volume II. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.
1. J.B. Say: The French Tradition in Smithian Clothing
From An Austrian Perspective on the History of Economic Thought, Volume II. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.
1. J.B. Say: The French Tradition in Smithian Clothing (continued)
From An Austrian Perspective on the History of Economic Thought, Volume II. Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.
The Grandiose Failure of François du Noyer
The Royal Company was at last dead, stillborn, and old du Noyer's loss was the French public's gain.
The Brilliant but Confused Radicalism of George Orwell
One doesn't have to read far into the works of George Orwell to discover that he had no understanding of economics whatsoever and was not personally a libertarian in the sense we have in mind when we use that word today.
Anderson’s Economics and the Public Welfare
Anderson's contribution to economic theory is summed up in his two books: Social Value and The Value of Money.
Review Property, Freedom, and Society: Essays in Honor of Hans-Hermann Hoppe
David Howden review Hans-Hermann Hoppe's 2009 Festschrift.
Barthélemy de Laffemas: The First Major French Mercantilist
Barthélemy de Laffemas comes to our attention because of the dozens of execrable pamphlets he wrote on behalf of the mercantile system that he was
