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Author-Name: Pascal Bridel
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Author-Workplace-Name: Université de Lausanne - Centre de recherches interdisciplinaires Walras-Pareto
Title: Origines et détermination du «prix de chaque chose»: la Richesse commerciale entre le coût de production de Smith et la 'catallactique' de l'offre et de la demande de Canard 
Abstract: In the field of price theory, Sismondi adopts an approach mixing Smithian and ‘catallactic’ elements
largely in opposition to the Ricardian tradition. Pre-dating Ricardo’s contribution, Sismondi’s theory
of prices displays a very particular Continental flavour giving supply and demand a much larger but
not exclusive part to play. The surprising influence of Canard and the explicit part played by the price
system within the social contract in which the class of consumers includes ‘the universality of all
citizen’ allow Sismondi to link in an explicit way price theory and political philosophy
Classification-JEL: A13, B12, B31, D40 
Keywords: price theory; classical school; Sismondi; social contract
Journal: Il Pensiero Economico Italiano
Pages: 85-92
Volume: 19
Issue: 2
Year: 2011
File-URL: http://www.libraweb.net/articoli.php?chiave=201106302&rivista=63
Handle: RePEc:pei:journl:v:19:y:2011:2:4:p:85-92