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Mark Thornton reviews Philip Duffy’s book about the mysterious Irish banker Richard Cantillon (1680–1734). Many crucial Austrian insights have been found in the economics of Cantillon and his lone surviving publication, *Essai sur la Nature du Commerce en General*. Indeed, the origins of economic theory itself can be traced to CantilIon.
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Download *An Essay on Economic Theory* by Richard Cantillon (edited by Mark Thornton) at Mises.org/Essai
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Mark Thornton reviews Philip Duffy’s book about the mysterious Irish banker Richard Cantillon (1680–1734). Many crucial Austrian insights have been found in the economics of Cantillon and his lone surviving publication, *Essai sur la Nature du Commerce en General*. Indeed, the origins of economic theory itself can be traced to CantilIon.
Purchase *A Tale of Four Cities: From Invisible Hand to Cancel Culture* by Philip G. Duffy at Mises.org/DuffyBook
Download *An Essay on Economic Theory* by Richard Cantillon (edited by Mark Thornton) at Mises.org/Essai
Order a free paperback copy of Murray Rothbard’s *What Has Government Done to Our Money?* at Mises.org/IssuesFree
Follow Minor Issues at Mises.org/MinorIssues.
