Economic Sophisms
Frédéric Bastiat
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Bastiat speaks with the greatest force to the highest order of intellects. At the same time, he is almost the only Political Economist whose style is brilliant and fascinating, whilst his irresistible logic is relieved by sallies of wit and humour which make his Sophismes as amusing as a novel. - Summary by Richard Cobden (9 hr 32 min)
Chapters
| Introduction | 7:07 | Read by George Banfield |
| Abundance, Scarcity | 23:14 | Read by Owlivia |
| Obstacle, Cause | 7:17 | Read by Mason Lewis |
| Effort, Result | 17:28 | Read by czandra |
| To Equalize the Conditions of Production | 39:11 | Read by AndrewJWard |
| Our Products are Burdened with Taxes | 12:54 | Read by czandra |
| Balance of Trade | 9:47 | Read by czandra |
| Of the Manufacturers | 11:32 | Read by disillusionedjimson |
| Differential Duties | 2:20 | Read by InTheDesert |
| Immense Discovery | 8:25 | Read by Michele Fry |
| Reciprocity | 7:52 | Read by ShrimpPhish |
| Nominal Prices | 8:30 | Read by AndrewJWard |
| Does Protection Raise the Rate of Wages? | 11:22 | Read by mpinedag |
| Theory, Practice | 13:25 | Read by mpinedag |
| Conflict of Principles | 8:02 | Read by mpinedag |
| Reciprocity Again | 4:23 | Read by Stacey Malcolm |
| Obstructed Navigation Pleading for the Prohibitionists | 2:23 | Read by InTheDesert |
| A Negative Railway | 2:26 | Read by AndrewJWard |
| There are No Absolute Principles | 7:09 | Read by AndrewJWard |
| National Independence | 6:16 | Read by Michele Fry |
| Human Labour, National Labour | 11:58 | Read by PatrickReddy |
| Raw Materials | 20:00 | Read by PatrickReddy |
| Metaphors | 10:16 | Read by vealeigh |
| Conclusion | 13:17 | Read by vealeigh |
| Physiology of Spoliation | 36:05 | Read by Cbteddy |
| Two Principles of Morality | 18:14 | Read by AndrewJWard |
| The Two Hatchets | 7:30 | Read by PatrickReddy |
| Lower Council of Labour | 6:52 | Read by VigneshSundaram |
| Dearness — Cheapness | 18:17 | Read by VigneshSundaram |
| To Artisans and Workmen | 22:03 | Read by disillusionedjimson |
| A Chinese Story | 11:57 | Read by jenno |
| Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc | 4:28 | Read by AndrewJWard |
| The Premium Theft | 15:23 | Read by VigneshSundaram |
| The Taxgatherer | 14:37 | Read by jkilly |
| The Utopian Free — Trader | 18:18 | Read by jkilly |
| The Salt — Tax, Rates of Postage, and Customhouse Duties | 43:06 | Read by bookspeakerr |
| Demonstration in Four | 26:36 | Read by Brize C |
| Something Else | 19:45 | Read by Brize C |
| The Little Arsenal of the Free — Trader | 12:20 | Read by AndrewJWard |
| The Right Hand and the Left | 14:11 | Read by AndrewJWard |
| Domination by Labour | 16:40 | Read by vealeigh |
Reviews
Basic economic…
calicub
…concepts that every voting person should understand.