The Economics of François Quesnay
The Economics of François Quesnay
by Gianni Vaggi
Duke University Press, 1987
Cloth: 978-0-8223-0757-0
Library of Congress Classification HB105.Q5V34 1987
Dewey Decimal Classification 330.152
ABOUT THIS BOOK | TOC
ABOUT THIS BOOKThe author undertakes a new interpretation of physiocratic economics and its contributions to the foundation of economic science.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Foreword / John Eatwell xi
Preface xv
1. A Reinterpretation of Physiocracy 1
A. Introduction 1
B. Quesnay's Methodology and the Tableau Economique 16
2. Value and Wealth 34
3. The Theory of Prices in Physiocracy 58
A. The Laws of the Market and the Current Price 58
B. The Fundamental Price of Commodities 76
4. Capital, Competition and the Origin of Surplus 94
5. The Theory of Distribution 121
A. Farmers' Profits are a Share of the Net Product 121
B. Profits as a Temporary Share of the Surplus 137
Appendix A: Two Tableaux 155
Appendix B: Profits and the lengthening of baux 161
6. Physiocracy and the Origin of Political Economy 165
Notes and References 193
Bibliography 221
Index 230