Bastiat Economic Thought

Overview

Curriculum

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Introduction
1.1 - Course Overview
1.2 - Bastiat: An Underrated Genius
1.3 - The Life and Historical Context
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Influences
2.1 - Adam Smith and Jean-Baptiste Say
2.2 - Antoine Destutt de Tracy
2.3 - Charles Comte and Charles Dunoyer
2.4 - Cobden and the League
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The Opponents
3.1 - Rousseau
3.2 - Classical Education
3.3 - Protectionism and Socialism
3.4 - Proudhon
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Economic Sophisms
4.1 - What is Seen and What is Not Seen
4.2 - The Petition of the Candle Makers
4.3 - Plunder Through Taxation
4.4 - The Two Moralities
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Economic Harmonies
5.1 - The Miracle of the Market
5.2 - Freedom and Responsibility are the Key to the Social Problem
5.3 - The Power of Responsibility
5.4 - True and False Solidarity
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The Law
6.1 - The Right to Property
6.2 - Legal Plunder: A Perversion of the Law
6.3 - The Role of Law and the State
6.4 - The Legacy of Frédéric Bastiat
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Final Section
7.1 - Reviews & Ratings
7.2 - Final exam
7.3 - Conclusion