Sophisms of the Protectionists (Economic Sophisms)
- New York: American Free Trade League, 1870
New York: American Free Trade League, 1870. First thus. First thus. xvi, 398 pp. Bound in publisher's gray wraps. Very Good or better, given the fragility of the wraps. Rear wrap torn near head with curling along top edge, rectangular chip to bottom edge, some soiling and curling to terminals as well. Contents clean and bright.
A rare early American paperback edition of the French economist Frederic Bastiat's Sophismes économiques, best known in English as Economic Sophisms. Bastiat has influenced many classical liberals and free market advocates over the years. He is often remembered for introducing the parable of the broken window and for his defense of private property rights in The Law.
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Title
Sophisms of the Protectionists (Economic Sophisms)
Author
Bastiat, Frederic
Condition
Unknown
Publisher
American Free Trade League: New York
Date
1870
Edition
First thus