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Birthplace of

Claude Frederic Bastiat, in Bayonne, on 30 Jun 1801
Etienne Bonnot de Condillac, in Grenoble, on 30 Sep 1715
Bertrand de Jouvenel, in Paris, on 31 Oct 1903
Étienne de La Boétie, in Sarlat, on 1 Nov 1530
Francois Quesnay, in Méré, on 4 Jun 1694
Jacques Rueff, in Paris, on 23 Aug 1896
Jean-Baptiste Say, in Lyon, on 5 Jan 1767
Alexis de Tocqueville, in Paris, on 29 Jul 1805
Anne Robert Jacques Turgot, in Paris, on 10 May 1727
Marie Esprit Léon Walras, in Évreux, on 16 Dec 1834

Deathplace of

Etienne Bonnot de Condillac, in Beaugency, on 3 Aug 1780
Benjamin Constant, in Paris, on 8 Dec 1830
Bertrand de Jouvenel, in Paris, on 1 Mar 1987
Étienne de La Boétie, in Germignan, on 18 Aug 1563
Francois Quesnay, in Versailles, on 16 Dec 1774
Jacques Rueff, on 23 Apr 1978
Jean-Baptiste Say, in Paris, on 15 Nov 1832
Alexis de Tocqueville, in Cannes, on 16 Apr 1859
Anne Robert Jacques Turgot, in Paris, on 18 Mar 1781

Blogs

Ron Paul France - Le Journal de campagne

Measures of Freedom

Freedom House Ratings, Freedom in the World 2009
2009: Political Rights: 1, Civil Liberties: 1, Status: Free
Level of Economic Freedom, Economic Freedom of the World: 2003 Annual Report
2001: 6.7 (out of 10)
Level of Economic Freedom, Economic Freedom of the World: 2004 Annual Report
2002: 6.8 (out of 10)
Level of Economic Freedom, Economic Freedom of the World
2006: 7.19 (out of 10)

Articles

Jean-Baptiste Say (1767 - 1832), Religion and Liberty, Jun 2002
Related Topics: Jean-Baptiste Say, Entrepreneurship
"While popular abroad, Say's Treatise brought put him into conflict with Napoleon, who was furious at Say's refusal to tone down his criticism of France's disastrous fiscal policies. ... It was not until 1814, with Napoleon exiled, that Say's Treatise came back into print in France."
The French Employment Fiasco, by Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr., Mises.org Daily Article, 11 Apr 2006
Related Topics: Unemployment, Labor
"The proposal to loosen labor regulations ... doesn't go nearly far enough. France needs reform that simultaneously frees business in its hiring and firing decisions, frees wages to adjust based on supply and demand, frees the business sector from regulations that inhibit entrepreneurship, and reduces the costs of hiring by eliminating mandates and taxes."
The Railroads Of France, by Murray N. Rothbard, The Freeman: Ideas on Liberty, Sep 1955
Related Topics: Transportation, Belgium
Recounts the history of gradual nationalization of French railroads from 1876 to 1938, as well as a comparison between the Belgian state-owned railway and the then privately-owned French Northern Railway
"France took its first halting step toward nationalization of railways in 1876 when it took over one small railroad. ... the French government purchased the large and important Western Railway system in 1908 ... Not until 1937 was the campaign to nationalize all French railroads completed."

Books

Napoleon
    by Paul Johnson, May 2002

Videos


Paris Loves Ron Paul, 14 Dec 2007