第14章

类别:其他 作者:John K. Ingram字数:12004更新时间:18/12/18 13:38:00
thebrilliantcontroversialistFrancescoFerrara,professoratTurinfrom1849 to1858(inwhoseschoolmostofthepresentItalianteachersofthesciencewere,directlyorindirectly,educated),apartisan ofthelaisserfairedoctrineinitsmostextremeform,andanadvocateofthepeculiaropinionsofCareyandBastiatonthe subjectofrent;and,lastly,theNeapolitanministerLudovicoBianchini(PrincipiidellaScienzadelBenVivereSociale, 1845and1855),whoisremarkableashavingfollowedinsomedegreeanhistoricaldirection,andassertedtheprincipleof relativity,andwhoalsodweltontherelationsofeconomicswithmorals,byadueattentiontowhichtheItalianeconomists have,indeed,ingeneralbeenhonourablydistinguished。 SPAIN TheWealthofNationswastranslatedintoSpanishbyJ。A。Ortizin1794。ItmayperhapshaveinfluencedGasparde Jovellanos,whoin1795presentedtothecouncilofCastileandprintedinthesameyearhiscelebratedInformedeLa SociedadEconomicadeMadridenexpedientedeLeyAgraria,whichwasapowerfulpleaforreform,especiallyintaxation andthelawsaffectingagriculture,includingthoserelatingtothesystemsofentailandmortmain。AnEnglishversionofthis memoirisgiveninthetranslation(1809)ofLaborde’sSpain,vol。iv。GERMANY RoscherobservesthatSmithdidnotatfirstproducemuchimpressioninGermany。(73)Hedoesnotappeartohavebeen knowntoFredericktheGreat;hecertainlyexercisednoinfluenceonhim。NordidJosephIItakenoticeofhiswork。Andof theminorGermanprinces,KarlFriedrichofBaden,asaphysiocrat,wouldnotbeaccessibletohisdoctrines。Itwas otherwiseinthegenerationwhoseprincipalactivitybelongstothefirstdecadeofthe19thcentury。ThePrussianstatesmen whoweregroupedroundSteinhadbeenformedaseconomistsbySmith,ashadalsoGentz,intellectuallythemost importantmanoftheMetternichregimeinAustria。 ThefirstGermanexpositorsofSmithwhodidmorethanmerelyreproducehisopinionswereChristianJacobKraus (17531807),GeorgSartorius(17661828),andAugustFerdinandLüder(17601819)。Theycontributedindependent viewsfromdifferentstandpoints,thefirstfromthatoftheeffectofSmith’sdoctrineonpracticalgovernment,thesecond fromthatofitsbearingonhistory,thethirdfromthatofitsrelationtostatistics。SomewhatlatercameGottliebHufeland (17601817),JohannFriedrichEusebiusLotz(17711838),andLudwigHeinrichvonJakob(17591827),who,whilst essentiallyoftheschoolofSmith,applythemselvestoarevisionofthefundamentalconceptionsofthescience。These authorsdidnotexertanythinglikethewideinfluenceofSay,partlyonaccountofthelessattractiveformoftheirwritings, butchieflybecauseGermanyhadnotthen,likeFrance,aEuropeanaudience。JuliusvonSoden(17541831)islargely foundedonSmith,whom,however,hecriticiseswithundueseverity,especiallyinregardtohisformandarrangement;theWealthofNationshedescribesasaseriesofpreciousfragments,andcensuresSmithfortheabsenceofacomprehensive viewofthiswholesubject,andalsoasone—sidedlyEnglishinhistendencies。 ThehighestformoftheSmithiandoctrineinGermanyisrepresentedbyfourdistinguishednames:KarlHeinrichRau (17921870),FriedrichNebenius(17841857),FriedrichBenedictWilhelmHermann(17951868),andJohannHemrichvon Thünen(17831850)。 Rau’scharacteristicis\"eruditethoroughness。\"HisLehrbuch(182632)isanencyclopaediaofallthatuptohistimehad appearedinGermanyundertheseveralheadsofVolkswirthschaftslehre,Volkswirthschaftspolitik,andFinanzwissenschaft。 Hisbookisrichinstatisticalobservations,andisparticularlyinstructiveontheeconomiceffectsofdifferentgeographical conditions。Itiswelladaptedfortheteachingofpublicservantswhosedutiesareconnectedwitheconomics,anditwasin factthesourcefromwhichtheGermanofficialworlddowntotheseventiesofthe19thcenturyderiveditsknowledgeofthe science。InhisearlierperiodRauhadinsistedonthenecessityofareformofeconomicdoctrine(Ansichtender Volkswirthschaft,1821),andhadtendedtowardsrelativityandthehistoricalmethod;butheafterwardsconceivedthe mistakennotionthatthatmethod\"onlylookedintothepastwithoutstudyingthemeansofimprovingthepresent,\"and becamehimselfpurelypracticalinthenarrowersenseofthatword。HehasthemeritofhavinggivenaseparatetreatmentofUnternehmergewinn,or\"wagesofmanagement。\"Nebenius,ministerinBaden,whowaslargelyinstrumentalinthe foundationoftheZollverein,wasauthorofahighlyesteemedmonographonpubliccredit(1820)。TheStaatswirthschafthicheUntersuchungen(1832;2ded。,1870)ofHermanndonotformaregularsystem,buttreataseriesof importantspecialsubjects。Hisraretechnologicalknowledgegavehimagreatadvantageindealingwithsomeeconomic questions。Hereviewedtheprincipalfundamentalideasofthesciencewithgreatthoroughnessandacuteness。\"Hisstrength,\" saysRoscher,\"liesinhisclear,sharp,exhaustivedistinctionbetweentheseveralelementsofacomplexconception,orthe severalstepscomprehendedinacomplexact。\"ForkeenanalyticalpowerhisGermanbrethrencomparehimwithRicardo。 Butheavoidsseveralone—sidedviewsoftheEnglisheconomist。Thusheplacespublicspiritbesideegoismasaneconomic motor,regardspriceasnotmeasuredbylabouronlybutasaproductofseveralfactors,andhabituallycontemplatesthe consumptionofthelabourer,notasapartofthecostofproductiontothecapitalist,butasthemainpracticalendof economics。ThünenisknownprincipallybyhisremarkableworkentitledDerIsolirteStaatinBeziehungauf LandwirthschaftundNationalökonomie(1826;3ded。,1875)。Inthistreatise,whichisaclassicinthepoliticaleconomyof agriculture,thereisarareunionofexactobservationwithcreativeimagination。Withaviewtoexhibitthenatural developmentofagriculture,heimaginesastate,isolatedfromtherestoftheworld,circularinformandofuniformfertility, withoutnavigableriversorcanals,withasinglelargecityatitscentre,whichsuppliesitwithmanufacturesandreceivesin exchangeforthemitsfood—products,andproceedstostudytheeffectofdistancefromthiscentralmarketontheagricultural economyoftheseveralconcentricspaceswhichcomposetheterritory。Themethod,itwillbeseen,ishighlyabstract,but, thoughitmaynotbefruitful,itisquitelegitimate。Theauthorisundernoillusionblindinghimtotheunrealityofthe hypotheticcase。Thesuppositionisnecessary,inhisview,inordertoseparateandconsiderapartoneessential conditionthat,namely,ofsituationwithrespecttothemarket。Itwashisintention(imperfectlyrealised,however)to instituteafterwardsseveraldifferenthypothesesinrelationtohisisolatedstate,forthepurposeofsimilarlystudyingother conditionswhichinreallifearefoundincombinationorconflict。Theobjectiontothismethodliesinthedifficultyofthe returnfromtheabstractstudytotheactualfacts;andthisisprobablyaninsuperableoneinregardtomostofits applications。Theinvestigation,however,leadstotrustworthyconclusionsastotheconditionsofthesuccessionofdifferent systemsoflandeconomy。Thebookaboundsincalculationsrelatingtoagriculturalexpenditureandincome,whichdiminish itsinteresttothegeneralreader,thoughtheyareconsideredvaluabletothespecialist。Theyembodytheresultsofthe practicalexperienceoftheauthoronhisestateofTellowinMecklenburg—Schwerin。Thünenwasstronglyimpressedwith thedangerofaviolentconflictbetweenthemiddleclassandtheproletariate,andstudiedearnestlythequestionofwages, whichhewasoneofthefirsttoregardhabitually,notmerelyasthepriceofthecommoditylabour,butasthemeansof subsistenceofthemassofthecommunity。Hearrivedbymathematicalreasoningsofsomecomplexityataformulawhich expressestheamountof\"naturalwages\"as=whereaisthenecessaryexpenditureofthelabourerforsubsistence,and pistheproductofhislabour。Tothisformulaheattributedsomuchimportancethathedirectedittobeengravedonhis tomb。Itimpliesthatwagesoughttorisewiththeamountoftheproduct;andthisconclusionledhimtoestablishonhis estateasystemofparticipationbythelabourersintheprofitsoffarming,ofwhichsomeaccountwillbefoundinMr。Sedley Taylor’sProfit—sharingbetweenCapitalandLabour(1884)。Thünendeservesmoreattentionthanhehasreceivedin England;bothasamanandasawriterhewaseminentlyinterestingandoriginal;andthereismuchinDerIsolirteStaatand hisotherworksthatisawakeningandsuggestive。 RoscherrecognizeswhathecallsaGermano—Russian(deutsch—russische)schoolofpoliticaleconomy,represented principallybyHeinrichStorch(17661825)。Mercantilistprincipleshadbeenpreachedbyanative(\"autochthonen\") economist,IvanPossoschkoff,inthetimeofPetertheGreat。ThenewideasoftheSmithiansystemwereintroducedinto RussianbyChristianVonSchhizer(17741831)inhisprofessoriallecturesandinhisAnfangsgründederStaatswirthschaft, oderdieLehrevomNational—reichthume(18051807)。Storchwasinstructorineconomicscienceofthefutureemperor Nicholasandhisbrotherthegrand—dukeMichael,andthesubstanceofhislessonstothemiscontainedinhisCours d’économiePolitique(1815)。ThetranslationofthistreatiseintoRussianwaspreventedbythecensorship;Raupublisheda Germanversionofit,withannotations,in1819。Itisaworkofavery。highorderofmerit。Theepithet\"deutsch—russisch\" seemslittleapplicabletoStorch;asRoscherhimselfsays,hefollowsmainlyEnglishandFrenchwritersSay,Sismondi, Turgot,Bentham,Steuart,andHume,but,aboveall,AdamSmith。Hispersonalposition(andthesameistrueofSchi6zer) ledhimtoconsidereconomicdoctrinesinconnectionwithastageofculturedifferentfromthatoftheWesternpopulations amongstwhichtheyhadbeenformulated;thischangeofthepointofviewopenedthedoortorelativity,andhelpedto preparetheHistoricalmethod。Storch’sstudyoftheeconomicandmoraleffectsofserfdomisregardedasespecially valuable。Thegeneralsubjectswithwhichhehasparticularlyconnectedhisnameare(1)thedoctrineofimmaterial commodities(orelementsofnationalprosperity),suchashealth,talent,morality,andthelike;(2)thequestionof \"productive\"and\"unproductive,\"ascharactersoflabourandofconsumption,onwhichhedisagreedwithSmithandmay havefurnishedindicationstoDunoyer;and(3)thedifferencesbetweentherevenueofnationsandthatofindividuals,on whichhefollowsLauderdaleandisopposedtoSay。ThelattereconomisthavingpublishedatParis(1823)aneweditionof Storch’sCours,withcriticismssometimesoffensiveintone,hepublishedbywayofreplytosomeofSay’sstrictureswhatis consideredhisripestandscientificallymostimportantwork,ConsidérationssurlanatureduRevenuNational(1824; translatedintoGermanbytheauthorhimself,1825)。 AdistinctnoteofoppositiontotheSmithianeconomicswassoundedinGermanybytwowriters,who,settingoutfrom somewhatdifferentpointsofview,animatedbydifferentsentiments,andfavouringdifferentpracticalsystems,yet,sofaras theircriticismsareconcerned,arriveatsimilarconclusions;wemeanAdamMüllerandFriedrichList。 AdamMüller(17791829)wasundoubtedlyamanofrealgenius。InhisprincipalworkÉlementederStaatskunst(1809), andhisotherwritings,herepresentsamovementofeconomicthoughtwhichwasinrelationwiththe(so—called)Romantic literatureoftheperiod。ThereactionagainstSmithianismofwhichhewasthecoryphaeuswasfoundedonanattachmentto theprinciplesandsocialsystemoftheMiddleAges。Itispossiblethatthepoliticalandhistoricalideaswhichinspirehim,his repugnancetocontemporaryliberalism,andhisnotionsofregularorganicdevelopment,especiallyinrelationtoEngland, wereinsomedegreeimbibedfromEdmundBurke,whoseReflectionsontheRevolutioninFrancehadbeentranslatedinto GermanbyFriedrichGentz,thefriendandteacherofMüller。Theassociationofhiscriticismswithmediaevalprepossessions oughtnottopreventourrecognizingtheelementsoftruthwhichtheycontain。 HeprotestsagainstthedoctrineofSmithandagainstmodernpoliticaleconomyingeneralonthegroundthatitpresentsa mechanical,atomistic,andpurelymaterialconceptionofsociety,thatitreducestonullityallmoralforcesandignoresthe necessityofamoralorder,thatitisatbottomnomorethanatheoryofprivatepropertyandprivateinterests,andtakesno accountofthelifeofthepeopleasawholeinitsnationalsolidarityandhistoricalcontinuity。Exclusiveattention,he complains,isdevotedtotheimmediateproductionofobjectspossessingexchangevalueandtothetransitoryexistenceof individuals;whilsttothemaintenanceofthecollectiveproductionforfuturegenerations,tointellectualproducts,powers, possessionsandenjoyments,andtotheStatewithitshighertasksandaims,scarcelyathoughtisgiven。Thetruthisthat nationsarespecialisedorganismswithdistinctprinciplesoflife,havingdefiniteindividualitieswhichdeterminethecourseof theirhistoricaldevelopment。Eachisthroughalltime,onewhole;and,asthepresentistheheirofthepast,itoughttokeep beforeitconstantlythepermanentgoodofthecommunityinthefuture。Theeconomicexistenceofapeopleisonlyoneside orprovinceofitsentireactivity,requiringtobekeptinharmonywiththehigherendsofsociety;andtheproperorganto effectthisreconciliationistheState,which,insteadofbeingmerelyanapparatusfortheadministrationofjustice,represents thetotalityofthenationallife。Thedivisionoflabour,Müllerholds,isimperfectlydevelopedbySmith,whomakesittoarise outofanativebentfortruckorbarter;whilstitsdependenceoncapitalonthelaboursandaccumulationsofpast generationsisnotdulyemphasised,noristhenecessarycounterpoiseandcompletionofthedivisionoflabour,inthe principleofthenationalcombinationoflabour,properlybroughtout。Smithrecognizesonlymaterial,notspiritual,capital; yetthelatter,representedineverynationbylanguage,astheformerbymoney,isarealnationalstoreofexperience, wisdom,goodsense,andmoralfeeling,transmittedwithincreasebyeachgenerationtoitssuccessor,andenableseach generationtoproduceimmenselymorethanbyitsownunaidedpowersitcouldpossiblydo。Again,thesystemofSmithis one—sidedlyBritish;ifitisinnocuousonthesoilofEngland,itisbecauseinhersocietytheoldfoundationsonwhichthe spiritualandmateriallifeofthepeoplecansecurelyrestarepreservedinthesurvivingspiritoffeudalismandtheinner connectionofthewholesocialsystemthenationalcapitaloflaws,manners,reputation,andcredit,whichhasbeenhanded downinitsintegrityinconsequenceoftheinsularpositionofthecountry。ForthecontinentofEuropeaquitedifferent systemisnecessary,inwhich,inplaceofthesumoftheprivatewealthofindividualsbeingviewedastheprimaryobject,the realwealthofthenationandtheproductionofnationalpowershallbemadetopredominate,andalongwiththedivisionof labouritsnationalunionandconcentrationalongwiththephysical,nolesstheintellectualandmoral,capitalshallbe embraced。IntheseleadingtraitsofMüller’sthoughtthereismuchwhichforeshadowsthemorerecentformsofGerman economicandsociologicalspeculation,especiallythosecharacteristicofthe\"Historical\"school。 AnotherelementofoppositionwasrepresentedbyFriedrichList(17891846),amanofgreatintellectualvigouraswellas practicalenergy,andnotableashavingpowerfullycontributedbyhiswritingstotheformationoftheGermanZollverein。 HisprincipalworkisentitledDasNationaleSystemderPolitischenOekonomie(1841;7thed。,1883:Eng。trans。,1885)。 ThoughhispracticalconclusionsweredifferentfromMüller’s,hewaslargelyinfluencedbythegeneralmodeofthinkingof thatwriter,andbyhisstricturesonthedoctrineofSmith。Itwasparticularlyagainstthecosmopolitanprincipleinthe moderneconomicsystemthatheprotested,andagainsttheabsolutedoctrineoffreetrade,whichwasinharmonywiththat principle。HegaveprominencetotheNationalidea,andinsistedonthespecialrequirementsofeachnationaccordingtoits circumstancesandespeciallytothedegreeofitsdevelopment。 HerefusestoSmith’ssystemthetitleoftheindustrial,whichhethinksmoreappropriatetothemercantilesystem,and designatestheformeras\"theexchange—valuesystem。\"HedeniestheparallelismassertedbySmithbetweentheeconomic conductpropertoanindividualandtoanation,andholdsthattheimmediateprivateinterestoftheseparatemembersofthe communitywillnotleadtothehighestgoodofthewhole。Thenationisanexistence,standingbetweentheindividualand Humanity,andformedintoaunitybyitslanguage,manners,historicaldevelopment,culture,andconstitution。Thisunityis thefirstconditionofthesecurity,wellbeing,progress,andcivilizationoftheindividual;andprivateeconomicinterests,like allothers,mustbesubordinatedtothemaintenance,completion,andstrengtheningofthenationality。Thenationhavinga continuouslife,itstruewealthconsistsandthisisList’sfundamentaldoctrinenotinthequantityofexchange—valueswhich itpossesses,butinthefullandmany—sideddevelopmentofitsproductivepowers。Itseconomiceducation,ifwemayso speak,ismoreimportantthantheimmediateproductionofvalues,anditmayberightthatthepresentgenerationshould sacrificeitsgainandenjoymenttosecurethestrengthandskillofthefuture。Inthesoundandnormalconditionofanation whichhasattainedeconomicmaturity,thethreeproductivepowersofagriculture,manufactures,andcommerceshouldbe alikedeveloped。Butthetwolatterfactorsaresuperiorinimportance,asexercisingamoreeffectiveandfruitfulinfluenceon thewholecultureofthenation,aswellasonitsindependence。Navigation,railways,allhighertechnicalarts,connect themselvesspeciallywiththesefactors;whilstinapurelyagriculturalstatethereisatendencytostagnation,absenceof enterprise,andthemaintenanceofantiquatedprejudices。Butforthegrowthofthehigherformsofindustryallcountriesare notadaptedonlythoseofthetemperatezones,whilstthetorridregionshaveanaturalmonopolyintheproductionof certainrawmaterials;andthusbetweenthesetwogroupsofcountriesadivisionoflabourandconfederationofpowers spontaneouslytakesplace。Listthengoesontoexplainhistheoryofthestagesofeconomicdevelopmentthroughwhichthe nationsofthetemperatezone,whicharefurnishedwithallthenecessaryconditions,naturallypass,inadvancingtotheir normaleconomicstate。Theseare(1)pastorallife,(2)agriculture,(3)agricultureunitedwithmanufactures;whilstinthe finalstageagriculture,manufactures,andcommercearecombined。Theeconomictaskofthestateistobringintoexistence bylegislativeandadministrativeactiontheconditionsrequiredfortheprogressofthenationthroughthesestages。Outof thisviewarisesList’sschemeofindustrialpolitics。Everynation,accordingtohim,shouldbeginwithfreetrade,stimulating andimprovingitsagriculture,byintercoursewithricherandmorecultivatednations,importingforeignmanufacturesand exportingrawproducts。Whenitiseconomicallysofaradvancedthatitcanmanufactureforitself,thenasystemof protectionshouldbeemployedtoallowthehomeindustriestodevelopthemselvesfully,andsavethemfrombeing overpoweredintheirearliereffortsbythecompetitionofmorematuredforeignindustriesinthehomemarket。Whenthe nationalindustrieshavegrownstrongenoughnolongertodreadthiscompetition,thenthehigheststageofprogresshas beenreached;freetradeshouldagainbecometherule,andthenationbethusthoroughlyincorporatedwiththeuniversal industrialunion。InList’stime,accordingtohisview,Spain,Portugal,andNapleswerepurelyagriculturalcountries; GermanyandtheUnitedStatesofNorthAmericahadarrivedatthesecondstage,theirmanufacturesbeinginprocessof development。Francewasneartheboundaryofthethirdorhigheststage,whichEnglandalonehadreached。ForEngland, therefore,aswellasfortheagriculturalcountriesfirst—named,freetradewastherighteconomicpolicy,butnotfor GermanyorAmerica。Whatanationlosesforatimeinexchange—valuesduringtheprotectiveperiodshemuchmorethan gainsinthelongruninproductivepower,thetemporaryexpenditurebeingstrictlyanalogous,whenweplaceourselvesat thepointofviewofthelifeofthenation,tothecostoftheindustrialeducationoftheindividual。Thepracticalconclusion whichListdrewforhisowncountrywasthatsheneededforhereconomicprogressanextendedandconvenientlybounded territoryreachingtothesea—coastbothonnorthandsouth,andavigorousexpansionofmanufacturesandcommerce,and thatthewaytothelatterlaythroughjudiciousprotectivelegislationwithacustomsunioncomprisingallGermanlands,and aGermanmarinewithaNavigationAct。ThenationalGermanspirit,strivingafterindependenceandpowerthroughunion, andthenationalindustry,awakingfromitslethargyandeagertorecoverlostground,werefavourabletothesuccessof List’sbook,anditproducedagreatsensation。Heablyrepresentedthetendenciesanddemandsofhistimeinhisown country;hisworkhadtheeffectoffixingtheattention,notmerelyofthespeculativeandofficialclasses,butofpracticalmen generally,onquestionsofPoliticalEconomy;andhehadwithoutdoubtanimportantinfluenceonGermanindustrialpolicy。 Sofarasscienceisconcerned,theemphasishelaidontherelativehistoricalstudyofstagesofcivilizationasaffecting economicquestions,andhisprotestagainstabsoluteformulas,hadacertainvalue;andthepreponderancegiventothe nationaldevelopmentovertheimmediategainsofindividualswassoundinprinciple;thoughhisdoctrinewas,bothonits publicandprivatesides,toomuchofamerechrematistic,andtendedinfacttosetupanewformofmercantilism,rather thantoaidthecontemporaryefforttowardssocialreform。 MostofthewritersathomeorabroadhithertomentionedcontinuedthetraditionsoftheschoolofSmith,onlydeveloping hisdoctrineinparticulardirections,sometimesnotwithoutone—sidednessorexaggeration,orcorrectingminorerrorsinto whichhehadfallen,orseekingtogivetotheexpositionofhisprinciplesmoreoforderandlucidity。Someassailedtheabuse ofabstractionbySmith’ssuccessors,objectedtotheconclusionsofRicardoandhisfollowerstheirnon—accordancewiththe actualfactsofhumanlife,orprotestedagainsttheanti—socialconsequenceswhichseemedtoresultfromtheapplicationof the(so—called)orthodoxformulas。AfewchallengedSmith’sfundamentalideas,andinsistedonthenecessityofalteringthe basisofgeneralphilosophyonwhichhiseconomicsultimatelyrest。But,notwithstandingvariouspremonitoryindications, nothingsubstantial,atleastnothingeffective,wasdone,withinthefieldwehaveasyetsurveyed,towardstheestablishment ofareallyneworderofthinking,ornewmodeofproceeding,inthisbranchofinquiry。Now,however,wehavetodescribe agreatandgrowingmovement,whichhasalreadyconsiderablychangedthewholecharacterofthestudyintheconceptions ofmany,andwhichpromisestoexerciseastillmorepotentinfluenceinthefuture。WemeantheriseoftheHistorical School,whichweregardasmarkingthethirdepochinthemoderndevelopmentofeconomicscience。 NOTES: 1。AnEnglishtranslationoftheDixmeRoyalewaspublishedin1708。 2。\"RichardCantillonandtheNationalityofPoliticalEconomy,\"inContemporaryReview,Jan。1881。Cantillonisquotedin theWealthofNations,bk。i。chap。8。 3。GournaystronglyrecommendedtohisfriendsCantillon’sbookas\"ouvrageexcellentqu’onnégligeait。\"Mémoiresde Morellet,i。38。 4。SeeCliffeLeslie’sEssaysinPoliticalandMoralPhilosophy。p。151。 5。Prof。Ricca—Salemo(LeDottrineFinanziarieinInghilterra)hascalledattentiontothefactthattheproposalofasingle tax,onland,groundedontheoreticprinciplesidenticalwiththoseofthePhysiocrats,wasputforward,andsupportedwith muchclearnessandforce,soearlyas1714,byJacobVanderlint。anEnglishman,inhistractentitledMoneyanswersall things。 6。AcompleteeditionoftheOEuvreséconomiquesetphilosophiquesofQuesnaywaspublishedbyOnckenin1888。 7。WealthofNations,bk。iv,chap。9。 8。Ibid。bk。i,chap。11。 9。Gournay’sinspirationwas,withoutdoubt,largelyEnglish。\"Ilavaitlu,\"saysMorellet,\"debonslivresAnglaisd’Économie politique,tellsquePetty,Davennat,Gee,Child,etc。\"——Mémoires,i。18。 10。OtherlessprominentmembersofthegroupwereLetrosniandtheAbbéBaudeau。 11。OnGaliani’sDialogues,seepage72。SoonaftertheappearanceofthisbookTurgotwrotetoMlle。deLespinasse——\"Je croispossibledeluifaireunetrèsbonneréponse;maiscelademandebiendel’art。Leséconomistessonttropconfiantspour combattrecontreunsiadroitferrailleur。Pourl’abbeMorellet,ilnefautpasqu’ilypense。\"Morellet’sworkwasprohibitedby theController—GénéralTerray;thoughprintedin1770,somemonthsafterGalliani’s,itwasnotpublishedtill1774——Adam SmithspeaksofMorelletas\"aneminentFrenchauthor,ofgreatknowledgeinmattersofpoliticaleconomy\"(Bk,v,chap, I)。 12。Hume,inalettertoMorellet,1769,callsthem\"thesetofmenthemostchimericalandarrogantthatnowexist。\"He seemsintentionallytoignoreMorellet’scloseconnectionwiththem。 13。Turgotsaid,\"Quiconquen’oubliepasqu’ilyadesétatspolitiquesséparéslesunsdesautresetconstituésdiversement,ne traiterajamaisbienaucunequestiond’Économiepolitique。\"LettertoMlle。desLespinasse,1770。 14。SeealsoGrimm:\"C’estPiatonaveclaverveetlesgestesd’Ariequin。\"Diderotcalledthebook\"modèlededialoguesqui reateraàcôtéleslettresdePascal。\" 15。J。S。Mill,inhisPrinciples,bk。i。chap。I,takescredittohisfatherforhavingfirstillustratedandmadeprominentin relationtoproductionwhathestrangelycalls,afundamentalprincipleofPoliticalEconomy,\"namely,that\"allthatmandoes orcandowithmatter\"isto\"moveonethingtoorfromanother。\"ButtheisclearlyputfowardbyVerriinhisMeditazioni, sect。3:\"Accostareesepararesonogtuaicielementichel’ingegnoumanoritrovaanalizzandol’ideadellariproduzione。\" 16。HistoryofAmerica,note193 17。PhilosophiePositive,vol。vp。759。 18。Roschel,GeschichtederN。O。inDeutschland,p。498。