Important physiocratic work London 1767

ECONOMICS (2). (LE MERCIER DE LA RIVIERE, P. P. F. J. H.). L'ordre naturel et essentiel des sociétés politiques. I-II. Londres (chez Jean Nourse, & se trouve à Paris chez Desaint) 1767.12:o. (4), vii-xvi, (1)-353, (1 blank); (4), (1)-547, (1) pp. Later (mid 19th century) half cloth, faded gilt spines, speckled edges. 2 volumes. Pierre Paul Mercier de la Rivière, (ca. 1720 - ca. 1793), French political economist and . administrator who shared the physiocratic views of Quesnay. His treatise, L'ordre naturel et essentiel des sociétés politiques, considered by many to be the most comprehensive account of Physiocratic theories, received widespread attention upon its publication in 1767. Prepared under the supervision of Quesnay, this treatise discusses both the economic and political aspects of the physiocratic doctrine. It argues the importance of a unique and universal law of property that is based on the physical order of nature and which underlies all other laws. According to the auth