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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.
Author: Antoine Louis Claude Destutt de Tracy
Publisher: Liberty Fund
Published: 12/27/2011
Pages: 265
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 9.00h x 5.90w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9780865978133
ISBN10: 0865978131
BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | Political Economy