{"product_id":"a-treatise-on-political-economy-hardcover","title":"A Treatise on Political Economy - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAntoine Louis Claude Destutt de Tracy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Treatise on Political Economy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e by Antoine Louis Claude Destutt de Tracy (1754-1836) is a foundational text of nineteenth-century, free-market economic thought and remains one of the classics of nineteenth-century French economic liberalism. Destutt de Tracy was one of the founders of the classical liberal republican group known as the Id ologues, which included Jean-Baptiste Say, Marquis de Condorcet, and Pierre Cabanis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this volume, Destutt de Tracy provides one of the clearest statements of the economic principles of the Id ologues. Placing the entrepreneur at the center of his view of economic activity, he argues against the luxurious consumption of the idle rich and recommends a market economy with low taxation and minimum state intervention.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDestutt de Tracy sent the text of \u003cem\u003eA Treatise on Political Economy\u003c\/em\u003e to Thomas Jefferson in hopes of securing its translation in the United States. It was met with enthusiastic approval. Jefferson wrote to the publisher, \"The merit of this work will, I hope, place it in the hands of every reader in our country.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJeremy Jennings\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Political Theory at Queen Mary, University of London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.3 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 27, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47380874592434,"sku":"9780865978126","price":36.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/68b94c26cfe1c4f70384759f03353d79.webp?v=1777795348","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/a-treatise-on-political-economy-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}