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Richard Cantillon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Richard Cantillon (1680-1734) was an important figure in the Physiocrat school of economics, and was influential for the development of the classical economists. Cantillon is acknowledged as a precursor of the Austrian school of economic thought. His fame rests largely on a single, posthumously published work, Essai sur la nature du commerce en général (An Essay on (the Nature of) Commerce in General) (1755). ..." |
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| 1680, in Ireland |
| Died |
| 13 May 1734, in Covent Garden, London, England |
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Richard Cantillon, 1680?-1734
The History of Economic Thought, The New School for Social Research |
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| Richard Cantillon - Selected primary works |
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Cantillon for Laymen, by Karen De Coster, Mises.org Daily Article, 7 Jun 2006
Related Topic: Entrepreneurs
"... he was the first theorist to maintain an 'independent area of investigation — economics — and to write a general treatise on all its aspects.' ... This set Cantillon apart from his politically influential mercantilist counterparts, and has led many scholars, to label him — not Adam Smith — the father of modern economics ..." |
Life and Work of Richard Cantillon, by Henry Higgs, 1959
"The isolation of the conception of material wealth which is claimed as one of the original merits of Adam Smith, is strikingly true of Cantillon. His theory of value is ably presented and serves as a backbone to his presentation of the resultant of economic forces in distribution and circulation." |
The Origin of Economic Theory: A Portrait of Richard Cantillon (1680-1734), by Mark Thornton
"It seems clear that Cantillon was an important influence on the development of Austrian economics, and that he can be considered a member of the Austrian School. ... Indeed, the origins of economic theory itself can be traced to Cantillon. William Stanley Jevons ... called the Essai ... the 'Cradle of Political Economy.'" |
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Essay on the Nature of Commerce in General, 1730
Related Topic: Economics
Electronic text available at the Library of Economics and Liberty |
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