Physiocracy, Antiphysiocracy and Pfeiffer [Paperback]

Physiocracy, or the economic theory that a nations wealth comes from is agricultural and land development, was a popular school of thought in France in the 18th century. The contribution and significance of the Physiocrats and Antiphysiocrats are explored in detail through chapter contributions by economists, philosophers, and social historians. The book concludes that neither the Physiocrats, nor the Antiphysiocrats were pure profit maximizers and that they all had the well-being of the commonwealth in mind. It brings to light previous studies only conducted in German and is the first analysis of Pfeiffer in a century, making the book of interest to any student or scholar of political economy and the history of economic thought.The contribution and significance of the Physiocrats and Antiphysiocrats are explored in detail through chapter contributions by economists, philosophers, and social historians. It brings to light previous studies only conducted in German and is the first analysis of Pfeiffer in a century, making the book of interest to any student or scholar of political economy and the history of economic thought.

Written by economists, philosophers and social historians, this book examines the impact of the Physiocrats and Antiphysiocrats of 18th century France. It reviews studies previously discussed only in German, and is the first analysis of Pfeiffer in a century.

Introduction - The Point of Physiocracy and its Anti-Thesis.- Schauplatz der K?nste und Handwerke and the Translation of Economics Books at the Time of Justi and Pfeiffer.- Johann August Schlettwein: The German Physiocrat.- Rationality in Physiocratic Thought.- Cameralism and Physiocracy as the two sides of a coin  the example of the economic policy of Johann Friedrich von Pfeiffer.- Physiocrats and Laws of Population.- The Technological Dynamics of Capitalism: Colbertism, Cameralism and Antiphysiocracy meet Schumpeter.- On the Reception of Physiocratic Thought in Gls8