ECONOMIC TABLE

original: "Tableau Oeconomique." This 1758 work is the foundational text of the Physiocratic school of economics. It is famous for being the first to describe the circular flow of wealth and goods within a national economy.

FRANÇOIS QUESNAY

François Quesnay (1694–1774) was a French physician to King Louis XV and the leader of the "Physiocrats," a group of thinkers who believed land was the source of all wealth.

FIRST PRINTED IN 1758 AND NOW REPRODUCED IN FACSIMILE

Facsimile: An exact reproduction or copy of an original document, intended to preserve the appearance of the source text for study.

FOR THE BRITISH ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION

London

MACMILLAN AND CO.

AND NEW YORK

1894

Price Two Shillings and Sixpence net

2968 8/7/95 These handwritten numbers and date likely refer to a library accession record, indicating the volume was processed in July 1895.