Jean-Charles-Leonard Simonde De Sismondi (May 9, 1773 - June 25, 1842) on Economics and The State(published by RevoltSource) |
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Swiss Historian, Political Economist, best Known for his Works on French and Italian History, one of the First Liberal Critics of Laissez-faire Economics, Pioneering Advocate of Unemployment Insurance, Sickness Benefits, and a Progressive Tax
: A Swiss historian and political economist, who is best known for his works on French and Italian history, and his economic ideas. His Nouveaux principes d'?conomie politique, ou de la richesse dans ses rapports avec la population (1819) represents the first liberal critique of laissez-faire economics. (From: Wikipedia.org.)
Quote #8 on Economic Struggle Quotes >> Economics and The State
“The primary object of political economy is the development of national wealth; but the object of all governments, since they began to bestow any attention on this subject, has been to participate in this wealth, and to acquire the disposal of a greater share of the nation's annual revenue.”
Source: "Political Economy," by Jean-Charles-Leonard Simonde de Sismondi, 1815 Chapter 6.
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