Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics
Author:
Mark Thornton
Online Publish Date:
Volume 5, No. 3 (Fall 2002) I have re-examined Bastiat’s contributions to economic theory and have found the charges against him to be unsubstantiated. In terms of economic theory, Bastiat is widely knowledgeable, keenly discerning, highly competent,and very creative. Furthermore, I have concluded that the central criticisms of his