Translated from the Third French Edition, with a Notice of the Life and Writings of the Author Bastiat, Frédéric 1801-1850 creator Stirling, Patrick James 1809-1891 text utu 2014 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Harmonies of Political Economy" by Frédéric Bastiat is a scientific publication written in the mid-19th century. The text explores the principles of political economy and their application to social philosophy through the lens of Bastiat's unique insights into economic relationships. It addresses the fundamental idea that human interests, when left free to operate in a truly economic environment, are harmoniously aligned rather than adversarial. The opening of the work lays the groundwork for understanding Bastiat's approach and intention behind the text. It includes a transcriber's note indicating that the original language has been preserved, while also stating that the first ten chapters were completed during Bastiat’s lifetime, with later chapters added posthumously. Furthermore, the introduction reflects on Bastiat’s life, particularly his belief in free trade and the necessity of spreading sound economic principles. His emphasis on liberty, property, and the harmonious nature of economic laws sets the thematic stage for the discussions that follow in the subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmonies_of_Political_Economy Release date is 2014-02-24 Produced by Charlene Taylor, Adrian Mastronardi, RichardW, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) Original publication data not identified Economics HB Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/45002 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/45002 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134031.0 45002