Éloge et critique de l’efficience économique : Quesnay, Smith, Rousseau
Economic efficiency is defined in the 18th century, by Quesnay as well as by Smith, as the maximization of the surplus generated by an economy. For Quesnay, the surplus is consumed for pleasure, while for Smith it is mainly accumulated in order to increase the productive power of labor. Rousseau is...
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Institut du Monde Anglophone
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| Series: | Etudes Epistémè |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/episteme/17431 |