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Should there be a break in the tracks at Bordeaux on the railroad from Paris to Spain? He answers the question in the affirmative and offers a number of reasons, of which I propose to examine only this:
21 de nov. de 2020 · Even now, as recent events show, protectionism wins the political vote and people today are just as ignorant of the fundamentals of trade as they were at the time of Bastiat’s writing – i.e. restricting trade, be it foreign or domestic, is exactly like creating a negative railroad.
15 de abr. de 2019 · Many will know of Frederic Bastiat for his famous pamphlet, The Law. However, not as many have read his series of essays, Economic Sophisms, which contains a short piece titled ‘ Negative Railroad ’. In it, Bastiat questions the idea of economic (in)efficiency.
Should there be a break in the tracks at Bordeaux on the railroad from Paris to Spain? He answers the question in the affirmative and offers a number of reasons, of which I propose to examine only this:
A Negative Railroad. i. In 1845, economist Frédéric Bastiat made the following observation about a proposal to create a break in the rail line between France and Spain at Bordeaux in order to...
The railway from Paris to Bayonne should have a break at Bordeaux, for if goods and passengers are forced to stop at that town, profits will accrue to bargemen, pedlars, commissionaires, hotel-keepers, etc. Here we have clearly the interest of labour put before the interest of consumers.
19 de jul. de 2001 · “By this means, we shall end by having a railroad composed of a whole series of breaks in the tracks, ie, a negative railroad.” Noting the popular view that exports are good and imports bad,...
