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A Treatise on Political Economy: Or, The Production, Distribution, and Consumption of Wealth

This scholarly work delves into the foundational concepts of political economy, examining the processes of wealth production, distribution, and consumption. It offers an in-depth analysis of economic theories and practices that have shaped the understanding of wealth management and societal prosperity. more

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Jean-Baptiste Say
Jean-Baptiste Say

Jean-Baptiste Say, an economist, was born on January 5, 1767, and died on November 15, 1832. He was one of the representative figures of the classical school of economics and is known for his profound understanding of the market economy and his advocacy for free economy. more

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“The occupation of the stock-jobber yields no new or useful product; consequently having no product of his own to give in exchange, he has no revenue to subsist upon, but what he contrives to make out of the unskilfulness or ill-fortune of gamesters like himself.”

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“The command of a large sum is a dangerous temptation to a national administration. Though accumulated at their expense, the people rarely, if ever profit by it: yet in point of fact, all value, and consequently, all wealth, originates with the people.”

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“Wherefore it is impossible to succeed in comparing wealth of different eras or different nations. This, in political economy, like squaring the circle in mathematics, is impracticable, for want of a common mean or measure to go by.”

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“Capital can seldom be made productive, without undergoing several changes both of form and of place, the risk of which is always more or less alarming to persons unaccustomed to the operations of industry; whereas, on the contrary, landed property produces without any change of either quality or position.”

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