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

Frédéric Bastiat (1801-1850) was a keen observer 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 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. Throughout his articles, Bast...