Author: | Evert Schoorl | ISBN: | 9781135104108 |
Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | December 12, 2012 |
Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
Author: | Evert Schoorl |
ISBN: | 9781135104108 |
Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
Publication: | December 12, 2012 |
Imprint: | Routledge |
Language: | English |
This volume is the first full-length biography of Jean-Baptiste Say (1767-1832), the most famous French classical economist. During his lifetime Say actively took part in three revolutions: the French Revolution, the Industrial Revolution and the establishment of economics as an academic discipline. He struggled with Bonaparte, was the owner of a cotton spinning mill, and published his famous Treatise of political economy and many other economic writings.
This volume is the first full-length biography of Jean-Baptiste Say (1767-1832), the most famous French classical economist. During his lifetime Say actively took part in three revolutions: the French Revolution, the Industrial Revolution and the establishment of economics as an academic discipline. He struggled with Bonaparte, was the owner of a cotton spinning mill, and published his famous Treatise of political economy and many other economic writings.