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Say, Jean Baptiste - zhäN bätēstˈ sā, 1767–1832, French economist. In A Treatise on Political Economy (1803, tr. from the 4th ed. 1821) he effectively reorganized and popularized the theories of Adam Smith. Say also developed a noted theory of markets and the concept of the entrepreneur. Say's law of markets holds that supply creates its own demand. His

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A Treatise on Political Economy, Or, the Production, Distribution, and Consumption of Wealth » Read Now
by Jean-Baptiste Say. 460 pgs.

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...CONSUMPTION OF WEALTH. BY JEAN-BAPTISTE SAY. TRANSLATED FROM THE FOURTH...and Consumption of Wealth. By Jean-Baptiste Say.Translated from the fourth...
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OLBIE or Essay on the Means of Improving the Morals of a Nation, in Utopian Studies » Read Now
by Jean-Baptiste Say. 29 pgs.

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...Morals of a Nation by JEAN-BAPTISTE SAY Translated by Roy Arthur...L. The Social Economics of Jean-Baptiste Say: Market and...are from Benjamin Franklin. Jean Baptiste Say...
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The Social Economics of Jean-Baptiste Say: Markets and Virtue » Read Now
by Evelyn L. Forget. 312 pgs.

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Although Say is often depicted as a one-dimensional libertarian ideologist who popularized Adam Smith's economics in France, Forget (economics, U. of Manitoba, Canada) depicts him as a complex republican whose interests included bringing together support for free markets, industrial development...
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Although Say is often depicted as a one-dimensional libertarian ideologist who popularized Adam Smith's economics in France, Forget (economics, U. of Manitoba, Canada) depicts him as a complex republican whose interests included bringing together support for free markets, industrial development, government legislation, and the educational system to create and maintain an ideal civil society. This book also contains the full text (translated into English) of Say's Olbie, a utopian novel he wrote for an academic competition in 1800.
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A Science in Its Youth: Pre-Marxian Political Economy (Chap. 16 "The Say School and Cournot's Contribution") » Read Now
by A. Anikin. 392 pgs.

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Political Economy before Karl Marx. The links between major modern trends and past economic ideas of Boisguillebert, Patty, Turgat, Smith, Ricardo, and many others is traced in a scholarly yet popular style.
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Studies in the History of French Political Economy: From Bodin to Walras (Chap. 5 "Jean-Baptiste Say: The Entrepreneur, the Free Trade Doctrine and the Theory of Income Distribution") » Read Now
by Gilbert Faccarello. 464 pgs.

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This book considers the evolution of economic thought in France from the sixteenth to twentieth century and explores the key economists, themes and controversies.
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Economic Theory in Retrospect (Chap. 5 "Say's Law and Classical Monetary Theory") » Read Now
by M. Blaug. 642 pgs.

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...accomplishment. What they have meant to say, however, is that ideas should be weighed...propaganda is not the same thing as lying: to say that Karl Marx wanted to discredit...
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Emergence and Content of Modern Economic Analysis (Chap. 8 "Say's Law and the Question Of Full Employment") » Read Now
by William Fellner. 466 pgs.

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...administered with the aid of a trained civil service staff. Under Jean Baptiste Colbert 1619-1683 , an outstanding cabinet member during...in Bodins argument that a high...
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Capitalism: A Treatise on Economics (Chap. 13 "Productionism, Say's Law, and Unemployment") » Read Now
by George Reisman. 1048 pgs.

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History of Economic Thought: A Critical Account of the Origin and Development of the Economic Theories of the Leading Thinkers in the Leading Nations (Chap. 16 "Say, Rau, and Other Chief Expositors in Germany and France") » Read Now
by Lewis H. Haney. 678 pgs.

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The Growth of Economic Thought (Chap. 11 "The Details of Smith's System and Its Reorganization by Say") » Read Now
by Henry William Spiegel. 868 pgs.

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...Smiths System and Its Reorganization by Say 242 CHAPTER 12...Scottish and English -- stand out, with Say on the Continent providing support. German...are bad company. They...
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Development of Economic Analysis (Chap. 6 "Thomas Malthus and J.B. Say: The Political Economy of Population Behavior and Aggregate Demand") » Read Now
by Ingrid Hahne Rima. 594 pgs.

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This book traces the development of economic theory from Plato through to contemporary thought. All the major movements are covered and presented here in 6 chronological parts.
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Macroeconomics Theory and Economic Policy: Essays in Honour of Jean-Paul Fitoussi (Chap. 5 "Trashing J.B. Say: The Story of a Mare's Nest") » Read Now
by K. Vela Velupillai. 202 pgs.

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Jean-Paul Fitoussi is one of the world's foremost macroeconomists. This celebration of his work includes contributions from Nobel Prize winning economists Kenneth Arrow & Robert Solow as well as Olivier Blanchard & sociologist Edmond Malinvaud.