Fronsperger and Laffemas : sixteenth-century precursors of modern economic ideas / Leonhard Fronsperger and Barthélemy de Laffemas ; edited by Erik S. Reinert and Philipp Robinson Rössner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fronsperger, Leonhard, Author.

Contributor:

Reinert, Erik S., 1949- editor.

Rössner, Philipp Robinson, editor.

Series:

Economic ideas that built Europe.

Economic ideas that built Europe

Language:

English

French

German

Subjects (All):

Fronsperger, Leonhardt, 1520-1575.

Fronsperger, Leonhardt.

Laffemas, Barth{acute}elemy de, sieur de Bausemblant, 1545-approximately 1612.

Laffemas, Barth{acute}elemy de.

Economics--Europe--History--16th century.

Economics.

Economic development--Europe--Early works to 1800.

Economic development.

Self-interest.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 241 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

London : Anthem Press, 2023.

Language Note:

Original works in German and French, with translation in English.

Summary:

This volume introduces two unique and hitherto largely unknown contributions to the making of modern economic knowledge, and makes them available internationally for the first time in full English translation. Written in 1597 Barthelemy de Laffemas' General regulation for the establishment of manufacturers (originally in French: Reiglement général pour dresser les manufactures) is one of the earliest voices in the history of political economy emphasising the necessity of manufacturing and large-scale industry as the source of the wealth of nations. Located somewhat at the cross-roads between medieval Scholasticism and early mercantilism presents a basic version of the infant industry argument and European standard model of economic development which made it into later doctrines of thought including Enlightenment thinkers such as Colbert, Sir James Steuart or Friedrich List and nineteenth and twentieth century neomercantilism.<br><br>Leonhard Fronsperger's <i>On the praise of self-interest</i> (German original: <i>Von dem Lob deß Eigen Nutzen</i>, 1564) is the first documented instance of the 'Mandeville paradox', a theorem in modern economics usually associated with much later writings including Bernard de Mandeville's <i>Fable of the Bees</i> (1705/14), or Adam Smith's <i>Theory of Moral Sentiments</i> (1759) and <i>Wealth of Nations</i> (1776). Vested in Renaissance Humanism southern German military surgeon and polymath Fronsperger argues - without moving into the abstractions of neoliberalism - that possessive individualism and self-interest are key forces moving the human economy forward, contributing to virtuous cycles of enrichment and economic development.

Contents:

Introduction

1 Barthélemy de Laffemas (1545-ca. 1611) as an Early Economist: Context and Scholarly Voices in the English-language Literature / Erik S. Reinert and Philipp Robinson Rössner

2 General Regulation for the Establishment of Manufactures (1597) / Barthélemy de Laffemas ; Translated from the original French by Philip Stewart

3 Leonhard Fronsperger (1520-ca. 1575) as an Early Apology of the Market Economy / Rainer Klump and Lars Pilz

4 Leonhard Fronsperger 'On the Praise of Self-Interest' (1564) / Translated from the original Early New High German by Philipp Robinson Rössner with Julia McLachlan.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 28 Feb 2024).

Contains:

Fronsperger, Leonhardt, 1520-1575. Von dem Lob des Eigen Nutzen.

Fronsperger, Leonhardt, 1520-1575. Von dem Lob des Eigen Nutzen. English.

Laffemas, Barthélemy de, sieur de Bausemblant, 1545-approximately 1612. Reiglement général pour dresser les manufactures en ce royaume.

Laffemas, Barthélemy de, sieur de Bausemblant, 1545-approximately 1612. Reiglement général pour dresser les manufactures en ce royaume. English.

Laffemas, Barthélemy de, sieur de Bausemblant, 1545-approximately 1612. Response aux difficultez proposées à l'encontre du règlement général touchant les manufactures.

Laffemas, Barthélemy de, sieur de Bausemblant, 1545-approximately 1612. Response aux difficultez proposées à l'encontre du règlement général touchant les manufactures. English.

ISBN:

9781839987106

1839987103

9781839987090

183998709X

OCLC:

1376934544