Bastiat, Frederic People Economics Social Sciences
Frédéric Bastiat (1801-1850) was a French economist, statesman, and author. He was the leader of the free-trade movement in France from its inception in 1840 until his death in 1850. Bastiat was the founder of the weekly newspaper Le Libre Échange, a contributor to numerous periodicals, and the author of sundry pamphlets and speeches dealing with the issues of his day. Most of his writing was done in the years directly before and after the Revolution of 1848a time when France was rapidly embracing socialism. As a pro-free-market deputy in the Legislative Assembly, Bastiat opposed this trend vigorously. His works includes Economic Sophisms, The Law, and That Which Is Seen, And That Which Is Not Seen.
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Bastiat, Frederic
See Also:
- Economic Sophisms - Searchable online version of Economic Sophisms.
- The Law - Anti-socialist treatise by Frederic Bastiat.
- Between the French and Marginalist Revolutions - Mises.org intellecual biography.
- Liberal Thinkers: Frédéric Bastiat - A short biography from the site of Liberal International.
- Bastiat at the Library of Economics and Liberty - Complete e-texts of some of his works with an annotated bastiat, frederic bibliography.
- Government - Online version of Frederic Bastiat's work.
- Frederic Bastiat - Biography, bibliography, resources and links.
- Frédéric Bastiat - Notes on Bastiat, links, and some online pamphlets.
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