A treatise on political economy / / Antoine Louis Claude Destutt de Tracy ; translated by Thomas Jefferson ; edited and with an introduction by Jeremy Jennings

• Autore: Destutt de Tracy Antoine Louis Claude, comte, <1754-1836.>
• Pubblicazione: Indianapolis, : Liberty Fund, c2011
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (289 p.)
• Disciplina: 330
• Soggetto topico: Economics
• Altri autori: JeffersonThomas <1743-1826.> JenningsJeremy <1952->
• Note generali: "The text of this edition is the translation by Thomas Jefferson, published in 1817 by Joseph Milligan [published as: A treatise on political economy : to which is prefixed a supplement to a preceding work on the understanding : or Elements of ideology : with an analytical table, and an introduction on the faculty of the will]."; A Treatise on political economy appears as the fourth part of the Élémens d'idéologie, entitled Traité de la volonté et de ses effets.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Destutt de Tracy, A Treatise on Political Economy ""; ""Front Matter ""; ""Title Page ""; ""Copyright Details ""; ""Table of Contents, p. v ""; ""Acknowledgments, p. vii ""; ""Introduction to the Liberty Fund Edition, p. ix ""; ""Note on the Text, p. xxi ""; ""A Treatise on Political Economy ""; ""Letter from Thomas Jefferson to Joseph Milligan, p. 3 ""; ""Prospectus, p. 5 ""; ""Advertisement, p. 9 ""; ""Abstract, or Analytical Table, p. 13 ""; ""Supplement to the First Section of the Elements of Ideology, p. 31 "" ; ""Second Section of the Elements of Ideology, or a treatise on the will and its effects, p. 53 """"First Part of the Treatise on the Will and Its Effects, p. 91 ""; ""Chapter 1. Of Society, p. 93 ""; ""Chapter 2. Of Production, or of the Formation of Our Riches, p. 103 ""; ""Chapter 3. Of the Measure of Utility or of Values, p. 108""; ""Chapter 4. Of the Change of Form, or of Manufacturing Industry, Comprising Agriculture, p. 113 ""; ""Chapter 5. Of the Change of Place, or of Commercial Industry, p. 113 ""; ""Chapter 6. Of Money, p. 139 ""; ""Chapter 7. Reflections on What Precedes, p. 160 "" ; ""Chapter 8. Of the Distribution of Our Riches amongst Individuals, p. 163 """"Chapter 9. Of the Multiplication of Individuals, or of Population, p. 170 ""; ""Chapter 10. Consequences and Developments of the Two Preceding Chapters, p. 176 ""; ""Chapter 11. Of the Employment of Our Riches, or of Consumption, p. 197 ""; ""Chapter 12. Of the Revenues and Expenses of a Government, and of Its Debts, p. 217 ""; ""Chapter 13. Conclusion, p. 252 ""; ""Index, p. 257 ""
• Sommario/riassunto: A Treatise on Political Economy by Antoine Louis Claude Destutt de Tracy (1754-1836) is a foundational text of nineteenth-century, free-market economic thought and remains one of the classics of nineteenth-century French economic liberalism. Destutt de Tracy was one of the founders of the classical liberal republican group known as the Id ologues, which included Jean-Baptiste Say, Marquis de Condorcet, and Pierre Cabanis. In this volume, Destutt de Tracy provides one of the clearest statements of the economic principles of the Id ologues. Placing the entrepreneur at the center of his view of economic activity, he argues against the luxurious consumption of the idle rich and recommends a market economy with low taxation and minimum state intervention. Destutt de Tracy sent the text of A Treatise on Political Economy to Thomas Jefferson in hopes of securing its translation in the United States. It was met with enthusiastic approval. Jefferson wrote to the publisher, "The merit of this work will, I hope, place it in the hands of every reader in our country." Jeremy Jennings is Professor of Political Theory at Queen Mary, University of London. Please note: This title is available as an ebook for purchase on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and iTunes.
• Titolo autorizzato: A treatise on political economy
• ISBN: 0-86597-812-3; 1-4619-3709-4; 1-61487-887-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910970265803321
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