Product Description

Must-read classic from the brilliant French economist and philospher.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #356932 in Books
• Published on: 2007-02-18
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 55 pages

Customer Reviews

Thoughful Economics from the un-French Frenchman
One of Bastiat's finest essays. He appeals to the reader to question your public officials, or private companies, when they point to a positive consequence that we can see. What is often more important is the unseen effects, the other outcomes that result, which are often hidden from our view because their effects are messier and less visible.

This is a must read for anyone interested in economics or politics.

Little Book, Great Thinking
This little book is the most insightful thing ever written by all of the great freedom thinkers. What is seen versus what is not seen explains why government gets away with such deception.

Read Bastiat along with Beitler's Rational Individualism: A Moral Argument for Limited Government & Capitalism. Essential reading for free-market thinkers.

An Interesting Point-of-View in Government Spending.
This book was written near the end of the 19th century, but, interestingly enough it seems to apply even today. A well worth reading book that looks at all (and I couldn't believe there was THAT many side issues having to do with government spending!) avenues of when and how a government should get into the spending habbit. A bit dated, but still well worth reading.