At the end of the seventeenth century a new theoretical approach in economics emerged through the writings of Pierre de Boisguilbert (1646–1714).
Boisguilbert's work, a landmark in the establishment and development of liberal economics, not only develops the theoretical foundations of laissez-faire, it also constitutes a substantial analysis of the behaviour of economic agents in the generation of prosperity and depression.
This is the first full-length study of Boisguilbert's work to appear in English since 1935. It contains an extended discussion of the context in which Boisguilbert worked, as well as a detailed analysis of his life and work.
