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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
It is amazing to read Bastiat's works and realise that although written over 150 year's ago, they have such a strong resonance with our economic world today. I suppose his writings are timeless as they reflect our human sensibilities so accurately.
His thoughts are clear and incisive and his writing style succinct and diverting.He can be seen as pre-dating the Austrian school of economists in their belief that all government intervention in our lives is counterproductive and injurious to the economy. Such government actions are also unfair and prejudicial to sections of the populace in arbitrarily favouring others.
Bastiat shows that government statements as to its intent behind the policies are misleading and never stand up to close analysis. He gives numerous examples of this which includes the famous "broken window" example.
Having read this volume and the more famous "The Law", I purchased the entire collection of Bastiat's work entitled, "The Collection" in two volumes from the Mises Institute in America. They make fascinating reading from a writer concerned always to remind the reader not to fall into the passivity which the State in all its forms would wish you to do.
Buy as much of Bastiat as you can. He repays the cost many times over.
His thoughts are clear and incisive and his writing style succinct and diverting.He can be seen as pre-dating the Austrian school of economists in their belief that all government intervention in our lives is counterproductive and injurious to the economy. Such government actions are also unfair and prejudicial to sections of the populace in arbitrarily favouring others.
Bastiat shows that government statements as to its intent behind the policies are misleading and never stand up to close analysis. He gives numerous examples of this which includes the famous "broken window" example.
Having read this volume and the more famous "The Law", I purchased the entire collection of Bastiat's work entitled, "The Collection" in two volumes from the Mises Institute in America. They make fascinating reading from a writer concerned always to remind the reader not to fall into the passivity which the State in all its forms would wish you to do.
Buy as much of Bastiat as you can. He repays the cost many times over.
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Uncovering the Hidden Consequences
20 Oct 2009
Format:Paperback
That which is seen: Government bailouts & a Stimulis Package to help the country recover from a severe recession; that which is not seen: The crippling effects of a budget deficit, which our children's children will be paying off with higher taxes, long after we're gone. Short term gain; long term pain. That's business as usual for practically every government on the planet; welcome to Obama Nation.
Of course, we know that sort of policy is not the proper solution to problems of finacial difficulties; however, it's the most expedient, and therefore, most politically advantageous. After all, it's politicians who are running things; not economists.
Frederic Bastiat's remarkable treatise on government spending was written a century and a half ago, but like his timeless masterpiece The Law, this particular endeavor is still very relevent. The language is perhaps a bit difficult to sift through; but it's message is clear: The government really needs much less intervention in dealing with our society's needs; that concept is still as compelling today as it was when Bastiat first wrote this book.
Big government needs to shrink; it's really that simple. Making that happen any time soon is going to be difficult, however, as long as politicians are still running things; and they are.
Of course, we know that sort of policy is not the proper solution to problems of finacial difficulties; however, it's the most expedient, and therefore, most politically advantageous. After all, it's politicians who are running things; not economists.
Frederic Bastiat's remarkable treatise on government spending was written a century and a half ago, but like his timeless masterpiece The Law, this particular endeavor is still very relevent. The language is perhaps a bit difficult to sift through; but it's message is clear: The government really needs much less intervention in dealing with our society's needs; that concept is still as compelling today as it was when Bastiat first wrote this book.
Big government needs to shrink; it's really that simple. Making that happen any time soon is going to be difficult, however, as long as politicians are still running things; and they are.
17 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Thoughful Economics from the un-French Frenchman
22 May 2008
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One of Bastiat's finest essays. He appeals to the reader to question your public officials, or private companies, when they point to a positive consequence that we can see. What is often more important is the unseen effects, the other outcomes that result, which are often hidden from our view because their effects are messier and less visible.
This is a must read for anyone interested in economics or politics.
This is a must read for anyone interested in economics or politics.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Little Book, Great Thinking
4 May 2009
Format:Paperback
This little book is the most insightful thing ever written by all of the great freedom thinkers. What is seen versus what is not seen explains why government gets away with such deception.
Read Bastiat along with Beitler's Rational Individualism: A Moral Argument for Limited Government & Capitalism. Essential reading for free-market thinkers.
Read Bastiat along with Beitler's Rational Individualism: A Moral Argument for Limited Government & Capitalism. Essential reading for free-market thinkers.
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