{"product_id":"commerce-and-government-considered-in-their-mutual-relationship-9780865977037","title":"Commerce and Government Considered in Their Mutual Relationship","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrench philosopher Abb  de Condillac produced perhaps the most original contributions to eighteenth-century economics. His conclusions as to the desirability of removing barriers to free trade and of competitive market economies mirrored Smith's, published three months later.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCommerce and Government\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e has been called \"one of the most sustained defenses of economic liberty in the eighteenth century.\" In Condillac's own words, to eliminate the abuses and injustices of government it is necessary \"to give trade full, complete, and permanent freedom.\" Shelagh and Walter Eltis, editors of the volume, write, \"English language readers who come upon \u003cem\u003eCommerce and Government\u003c\/em\u003e for the first time will find...that the case for competitive market economics has rarely been presented more powerfully and that there is continuing relevance in Condillac's account of the difficulties that those who seek to liberalize economies still encounter.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShelagh M. Eltis\u003c\/strong\u003e is a historian and graduate of Somerville College, Oxford, U.K.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWalter Eltis\u003c\/strong\u003e is an Emeritus Fellow of Exeter College, Oxford, and Visiting Professor of Economics at the University of Reading, U.K.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Condillac\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Liberty Fund\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/19\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 347\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780865977037","brand":"Liberty Fund","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40426861789299,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":16.42,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_460bfc30-3b43-4849-9fb9-78a89354444a.jpg?v=1662644226","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/commerce-and-government-considered-in-their-mutual-relationship-9780865977037","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}