The Law, the State, and Other Political Writings, 1843-1850

by Bastiat, Frederic; de Guenin, Jacques; Willems, Jane; Willems, Michel; Salin, Pascal

• ISBN13: 9780865978300
• ISBN10: 0865978301
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-07-06
• Publisher: Liberty Fund

Summary

Frédéric Bastiat was a keen observer and analyst of political and economic problems, and a passionate proponent of liberal economic theory. "The Law," "The State," and Other Political Writings, 1843-1850, collects nineteen of Bastiat's "pamphlets," or articles, ranging from the theory of value and rent, public choice and collective action, government intervention and regulation, the balance of trade, education, and trade unions to price controls, capital and growth, and taxation. Many of these are topics still relevant and debated today.

Author Biography

Jacques De Guenin founded the Cercle Frdric Bastiat in 1990. He has degrees in science from Paris and from the University of California, Berkeley, and has served as an executive in two multinational corporations. He is the author of The Logic of Classical Liberalism. Pas Cal Salin is Emeritus Professor of Economics, Paris University, and former president of the Mont Pelerin Society. He is the author of Libralisme; Franais, n'ayez pas peur du libralism; and Revenir au capitalisme, pour viter les crises. Dennis O'keeffe is Professor of Social Science at the University of Buckingham, Buckingham, England, and is Senior Research Fellow in Education at the Institute of Economic Affairs, London. Jean-Claude Paul-Dejean is a historian at the University of Bordeaux and a Bastiat scholar. David M. Hart has a Ph.D. in history from King's College, Cambridge, and is the Director of Liberty Fund's Online Library of Liberty.

Table of Contents

General Editor's Note	p. ix
Note on the Translation	p. xi
Note on the Editions of the CEuvres completes	p. xv
Acknowledgments	p. xvii
Introduction	p. xix
Frédéric Bastiat Chronology	p. xxxii
Map of France Showing Cities Mentioned by Bastiat	p. xxxiv
Map of Southwestern France	p. xxxv
"The Law," "The State," and Other Political Writings, 1843-1850
Reflections on the Petitions from Bordeaux, Le Havre, and Lyons Relating to the Customs Service	p. 1
The Tax Authorities and Wine	p. 10
On the Wine-Growing Question	p. 25
Property and Law	p. 43
Justice and Fraternity	p. 60
Individualism and Fraternity	p. 82
The State	p. 93
The State (draft)	p. 105
The Law	p. 107
Property and Plunder	p. 147
Baccalaureate and Socialism	p. 185
Protectionism and Communism	p. 235
Plunder and Law	p. 266
The War Against Chairs of Political Economy	p. 277
Peace and Freedom or the Republican Budget	p. 282
Discourse on the Tax on Wines and Spirits	p. 328
The Repression of Industrial Unions	p. 348
Reflections on the Amendment of M. Mortimer-Ternaux	p. 362
Parliamentary Conflicts of Interest	p. 366
Bastiat's Political Writings: Anecdotes and Reflections	p. 401
Glossary of Persons	p. 417
Glossary of Places	p. 451
Glossary of Subjects and Terms	p. 453
Bibliographical Note on the Works Cited in This Volume	p. 463
Bibliography	p. 465
Index	p. 473
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