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Essays on Political Economy.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bastiat, Frederic.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Debate.
- Economics.
- Politics.
- Local Subjects:
- Debate.
- Economics.
- Politics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (212 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Auckland : The Floating Press, 2014.
- Summary:
- Today, as the gulf between the moneyed aristocracy and the working class grows ever larger, the debate over the morality of interest-earning investments is still a topic of heated debate. In this classic economic text, French scholar Frederic Bastiat sets forth a convincing argument as to why interest-earning investments represent a valid and ethically defensible method of wealth generation.
- Contents:
- Title; Contents; CAPITAL AND INTEREST; Introduction; Capital and Interest; The Sack of Corn; The House; The Plane; THAT WHICH IS SEEN, AND THAT WHICH IS NOT SEEN; I - The Broken Window; II - The Disbanding of Troops; III - Taxes; IV - Theatres, Fine Arts; V - Public Works; VI - The Intermediates; VII - Restrictions; VIII - Machinery; IX - Credit; X - Algeria; XI - Frugality and Luxury; XII - He Who Has a Right to Work Has a Right to Profit; GOVERNMENT; WHAT IS MONEY?; THE LAW; Endnotes
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- ISBN:
- 9781776535316
- 1776535316
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