TY - BOOK ID - 142713138 TI - Fronsperger and Laffemas : 16th-century Precursors of Modern Economic Ideas. AU - Rössner, Philipp Robinson. AU - Fronsperger, Leonhard. AU - Laffemas, Barthélemy de. AU - Reinert, Erik S. PY - 2023 SN - 9781839987090 PB - La Vergne Anthem Press DB - UniCat KW - E-books UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:142713138 AB - This volume introduces two very early, unique, and hitherto largely unknown contributions to the making of modern economic knowledge: Fronsperger's on the role of self-interest in economic development (later called the 'Mandeville Paradox') and Laffemas' on the importance of an active industrial policy. Both for the first time in English. ER -