Jean baptiste say biography book

Evert Schoorl has told an exceptionally important story in an exceptionally interesting way. The person who emerges is the same person described by John Stuart Mill who had met Say in ? And so he was? His own most recent book is Defending the History of Economic Thought Edward Elgar , which is, so far as he knows, the first book ever written on this subject.

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About the CEE. Quote of the Day. Search CEE. F rench economist J. Say is most commonly identified with Say's Law, which states that supply creates its own demand. Over the years Say's Law has been embroiled in two kinds of controversy. The first is over its authorship, the second over what it means, and given each meaning, whether it is true. However, Say stated:.

Sometimes a manufacturer discovers a process, calculated either to introduce a new product, to increase the beauty of an old one, or to produce with greater economy. In his later years, Say became subject to attacks of nervous apoplexy. He lost his wife in January and from that time his health declined. When the revolution of that year broke out, Say was named a member of the council-general of the department of the Seine , but he found it necessary to resign.

Contents move to sidebar hide. Article Talk. Read Edit View history. Tools Tools. Download as PDF Printable version. In other projects. Wikimedia Commons Wikiquote Wikisource Wikidata item. French economist and businessman — Lyon , Kingdom of France. Paris , France. Early life [ edit ]. Writings, teaching and entrepreneurship [ edit ].

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Jean baptiste say biography book

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