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Vilfredo Pareto (1848-1923)

[Created: 23 February, 2023]
[Updated: 6 September, 2024]

About the Author

Vilfredo Pareto (1848-1923) was a radical free market economist and sociologist who was much inlfuenced by Fréderic Bastiat and Gustave de Molinari.

See the entry on this author in the Cato Institute's Encyclopedia of Libertarianism (2008) - Alberto Mingardi, "Vilfredo Pareto (1848-1923)" <https://www.libertarianism.org/topics/vilfredo-pareto-1848-1923>.

See the entry on this author in the Stanford Enclyclopedia of Philosophy - <https://plato.stanford.edu/contents.html>.

About the Texts

Not all texts are available in all formats. The "foundation text" is the facsimile PDF of the original book. Many of these are available in HTML, the early version of which was fairly simple. Current versions are available in "enhanced HTML" which includes the original page numbers and the "citation tool" and is in a more readable format for viewing online. A selection of the more important texts are part of the "Guillaumin Collection" of the great books about liberty and are also available in a variety of eBook formats, such as HTML, PDF, and ePub.

Clicking on the headings "DATE", and "TITLE" will sort the table accordingly. A second click will reverse the order.

 

 

Texts in the Collection

 

  DATE FACS. PDF TITLE EBOOK
  1897

Karl Marx : Le Capital

Karl Marx : Le Capital. Extraits faits par M. Paul Lafargue. Introduction par Vilfredo Pareto (Paris: Guillaumin, 1897). "Introduction," pp. III-LXXX.

This book is available in various formats:

 

  
  1897

Cours d’économie politique

Vilfredo Pareto, Cours d’économie politique. Professé à l’Université de Lausanne (Lausanne: F. Rouge; Paris: Pichon, 1896-97). 2 vols.

This book is available in various formats:

  • a facs. PDF version of the original text [vol1 and vol2]

 
  1900

Applicazione di teorie sociologiche

Vilfredo Pareto, “Un’ applicazione di teorie sociologiche,” Rivista Italiana di sociologia, (July-August 1900), p. 402-456.

This book is available in various formats:

Translated as The Rise and Fall of the Elites: An Application of Theoretical Sociology. Introduction by Hans L. Zetterberg (Totowa, New Jersey: The Bedminster Press, 1968).

 
  1902

Système socialistes

Vilfredo Pareto, Les Système socialistes. Cours professé à l’Université de Lausanne (Paris: V. Giard & E. Brière, 1902). 2 vols.

This book is available in various formats:

  • a facs. PDF version of the original text [vol1 and vol2]

 
  1909

Manuel d’économie politique

Vilfredo Pareto, Manuel d’économie politique. Traduit sur l’édition italienne par Alfred Bonnet (revue par l’auteur) (Paris: V. Giard & E. Brière, 1909).

This book is available in various formats:

First published in Italian: Vilfredo Pareto, Manuale di economia politica (Milano: Societa Editrice,1906).

  
  1916

Trattato di Sociologia Generale

Vilfredo Pareto, Trattato di Sociologia Generale (Firenze: G. Barbera, 1916). 2 vols.

This book is available in various formats:

  • a facs. PDF version of the original text [vol1 and vol2]
  
  1917

Traité de sociologie générale

Vilfredo Pareto, Traité de sociologie générale. Édition française par Pierre Boven. Revue par l’auteur. Volume I (Paris: Librairie Payot, 1917). Volume II (Paris: Librairie Payot, 1919).

This book is available in various formats:


 
  1920

Fatti e Teorie

Vilfredo Pareto, Fatti e Teorie (Firenze: Vallecchi, 1920).

This book is available in various formats:

  
  1921

Trasformazione della democrazia

Vilfredo Pareto, Trasformazione della democrazia (Milano: Studio Editoriale Corbaccio, 1921).

This book is available in various formats:

Vilfredo Pareto, The Transformation of Democracy. Charles H. Powers. editor. Renata Girola, translator. (Routledge 2017. 1st published by Transactions Publishers).