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That Which Is Seen by Frédéric Bastiat

That Which Is Seen

Frédéric Bastiat

Economics
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The Thesis

“Between a good and a bad economist this constitutes the whole difference--the one takes account of the visible effect; the other takes account both of the effects which are seen and also of those which it is necessary to foresee.”

— Frédéric Bastiat

Contents

  1. 1Introduction388 w
  2. 2I.--The Broken Window.921 w
  3. 3II.--The Disbanding of Troops.1,064 w
  4. 4III.--Taxes.1,310 w
  5. 5IV.--Theatres, Fine Arts.1,997 w
  6. 6V.--Public Works.801 w
  7. 7VI.--The Intermediates.1,940 w
  8. 8VII.--Restrictions.1,699 w
  9. 9VIII.--Machinery.1,854 w
  10. 10IX.--Credit.1,146 w
  11. 11X.--Algeria.1,537 w
  12. 12XI.--Frugality and Luxury.2,057 w
  13. 13XII.--He Who Has a Right to Work Has a Right to Profit.708 w

That Which Is Seen, and That Which Is Not Seen — Frédéric Bastiat

Translated by Patrick James Stirling

Source edition: G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1874 [Third (People's) Edition]

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