Economic Fallacies

by Frederic Bastiat, R J Deachman (Preface by)

Overview

This book, written by the celebrated nineteenth century French economist propagating free trade, reads as it was written yesterday.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781931541022
Publisher:	Simon Publications
Publication date:	09/01/2001
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	220
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.55(d)

Table of Contents

Series 1
	Preface
Chapter I	Abundance--Scarcity	1
Chapter II	Obstacle--Cause	10
Chapter III	Effort--Result	14
Chapter IV	To Equalise the Conditions of Production	20
Chapter V	Our Products are Burdened with Taxes	37
Chapter VI	Balance of Trade	43
Chapter VII	The Petition of the Candlemakers	47
Chapter VIII	Immense Discovery	52
Chapter IX	Reciprocity	56
Chapter X	Nominal Prices	59
Chapter XI	Does Protection Raise the Rate of Wages	63
Chapter XII	Theory--Practice	67
Chapter XIII	Conflict of Principles	71
Chapter XIV	Reciprocity Again	75
Chapter XV	Obstructed Navigation for the Protectionists	77
Chapter XVI	There are no Absolute Principles	78
Chapter XVII	National Independence	81
Chapter XVIII	Human Labour--National Labour	84
Chapter XIX	Raw Materials	90
Chapter XX	Metaphors	94
Series 2
Chapter I	The Two Hatchets	98
Chapter II	Lower Council of Labour	102
Chapter III	Dearness--Cheapness	106
Chapter IV	To Artisans and Workmen	113
Chapter V	A Chinese Story	123
Chapter VI	Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc	128
Chapter VII	The Premium Theft	130
Chapter VIII	The Taxgatherer	138
Chapter IX	Protection, or The Three City Aldermen	144
Chapter X	Something Else	156
Chapter XI	The Little Arsenal of the Free Trader	166
Chapter XII	The Right Hand and the Left	172
Chapter XIII	Domination by Labour	179
Series 3
Chapter I	The Broken Pane	185
Chapter II	Public Works	188
Chapter III	Freedom and Exclusion	191
Chapter IV	Machinery	197