physiocracy
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Physiocracy is an 18th-century economic doctrine that viewed land and agriculture as the primary sources of a nation’s wealth and advocated minimal government intervention in the economy.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Physiocracy | 3 |
| Physiocratie | 2 |
| physiocracy canonical | 2 |
| physiocratic school | 2 |
| French Physiocrats | 1 |
| Physiocratic school | 1 |
| physiocrats | 1 |
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Target entity: physiocracy Context triple: [Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot, movement, physiocracy]
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classical economics
Classical economics is a school of economic thought, originating in the late 18th century, that emphasizes free markets, competition, and the idea that self-interested behavior can lead to socially beneficial outcomes.
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Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot
Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot was an 18th-century French economist, statesman, and early advocate of economic liberalism whose ideas influenced later classical economics.
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Ricardian rent
Ricardian rent is an economic concept describing the extra income earned from land or other fixed resources due to their superior productivity compared to the least productive (marginal) resources in use.
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Three Estates
The Three Estates were the traditional representative orders of medieval and early modern Scottish society—typically clergy, nobility, and burgh commissioners—that together formed the kingdom’s national assembly.
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The Wealth of Nations
The Wealth of Nations is Adam Smith’s foundational 1776 treatise on economics that laid the groundwork for classical free-market theory and modern economic thought.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: physiocracy Target entity description: Physiocracy is an 18th-century economic doctrine that viewed land and agriculture as the primary sources of a nation’s wealth and advocated minimal government intervention in the economy.
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A.
classical economics
Classical economics is a school of economic thought, originating in the late 18th century, that emphasizes free markets, competition, and the idea that self-interested behavior can lead to socially beneficial outcomes.
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B.
Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot
Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot was an 18th-century French economist, statesman, and early advocate of economic liberalism whose ideas influenced later classical economics.
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C.
Ricardian rent
Ricardian rent is an economic concept describing the extra income earned from land or other fixed resources due to their superior productivity compared to the least productive (marginal) resources in use.
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D.
Three Estates
The Three Estates were the traditional representative orders of medieval and early modern Scottish society—typically clergy, nobility, and burgh commissioners—that together formed the kingdom’s national assembly.
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E.
The Wealth of Nations
The Wealth of Nations is Adam Smith’s foundational 1776 treatise on economics that laid the groundwork for classical free-market theory and modern economic thought.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
18th-century ideology
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economic doctrine ⓘ school of economic thought ⓘ |
| advocates |
laissez-faire economic policy
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minimal government intervention in the economy ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot
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surface form:
Anne Robert Jacques Turgot
François Quesnay ⓘ Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours ⓘ Victor Riqueti, marquis de Mirabeau ⓘ
surface form:
Victor de Riqueti, Marquis de Mirabeau
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| category | history of economic thought ⓘ |
| critiquedBy |
Karl Marx
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classical economists ⓘ |
| declinedInInfluence | late 18th century ⓘ |
| developedBy | François Quesnay ⓘ |
| emergedInCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
natural economic order
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the rule of natural law in economic life ⓘ |
| etymology | from Greek physis and kratos meaning rule of nature ⓘ |
| foundedBy | François Quesnay ⓘ |
| hasCoreBelief |
agriculture is the primary source of wealth
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land is the primary source of wealth ⓘ manufacturing and trade are sterile sectors ⓘ only agricultural production creates a net surplus ⓘ |
| hasKeyWork | Tableau économique ⓘ |
| historicalContext | pre-Revolutionary France ⓘ |
| holdsThat |
economic processes can be represented in circular flow models
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wealth derives from the net product of land ⓘ |
| influenced |
Adam Smith
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classical economics ⓘ laissez-faire liberalism ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | French ⓘ |
| opposedTo | mercantilism ⓘ |
| originatedInCountry | France ⓘ |
| peakInfluencePeriod |
1750s
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1760s ⓘ |
| supportsPolicy |
abolition of many indirect taxes
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free trade in grain ⓘ removal of internal trade barriers ⓘ single tax on land ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Ancien Régime
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surface form:
Ancien Régime France
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| usesConcept |
circular flow of income
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net product ⓘ |
| viewsGovernmentRoleAs |
enforcer of natural economic laws
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protector of property rights ⓘ |
| viewsSectorAsProductive |
agriculture
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primary extractive industries ⓘ |
| viewsSectorAsSterile |
commerce
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manufacturing ⓘ |
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