2 Vols. Works Of Frederic Bastiat. The Law, Man & The Statesman. Liberty Fund

by Frederic Bastiat

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Title: “The Law,” “The State,” and Other Political Writings, 1843–1850 [WITH] The Man and the Statesman; The Correspondence and Articles on Politics Author: Frederic Bastiat Published by Liberty Fund, 2011, 2012. 2 volumes. Hardcovers and dust jackets. Page ends washed blue and brown, respectively. Fine bindings and covers. Light wear. Pages clean and unmarked. A near fine set, suitable for a gift. “The Law,” “The State,” and Other Political Writings, 1843–1850, collects nineteen of Bastiat’s “pamphlets,” or 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. Many of these are topics still relevant and debated today. In addition, this edition also contains footnotes and glossary entries that help explain the political, economic, and intellectual context in which Bastiat lived and worked. Filling gaps on Bastiat and his philosophy, this volume features articles that have never before been translated in English. In Man and the Statesman volume, most of which has never before been translated into English, includes Bastiat’s complete correspondence: 207 letters Bastiat wrote between 1819, when he was only 18 years old, until just a few days before his untimely death in 1850 at the age of 49. For contemporary classical liberals, Bastiat’s correspondence will provide a unique window into a long-forgotten

• Publisher: Liberty Fund, Incorporated
• Year: 2012
• Condition: Fine

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