Justi, Johann Heinrich Gottlob von. Staatswirthschaft oder systematische Abhandlung aller oekonomischen und Cameral-Wissenschaften, die zur Regierung des Landes erfodert werden. Zweite stark vermehrte Auflage.

€ 2.500,00

Second, much enlarged edition of Justi's most important economic book, first published in 1755. Justi (1717-71) came up with a broad range of ideas for economic reform: apart from measures supporting population growth and fostering competition (by reducing the power of guilds and corporations), he viewed the increase in private consumption (by abolishing sumptuary laws), the spread of manufactures and companies as well as the growth in external trade (with the help of government-sponsored trade companies and the abolition of prohibitions regarding the import and export of goods) as cornerstones for economic success. These measures were to be accompanied by improvements in mining and agriculture. In his financial writings, the influence of contemporary French authors as well as cameralistic theories developed by Wolff and Pufendorf are evident.

Title stained and with a small repair. Occasional mild foxing.