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Introduction<\/a> | Works by Molinari<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Introduction<\/h2>\n

Places to Begin<\/h3>\n
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  1. David M. Hart, “Molinari, Gustave de (1819-1912)”, Encyclopedia of Libertarianism<\/em> (Cato Institute, 2008), pp. 336-37. [Online elsewhere<\/a>].<\/li>\n
  2. My short biography: “A Brief Biography of Gustave de Molinari (1819-1912)” [HTML<\/a>].<\/li>\n
  3. My longer biography: \u201cGustave de Molinari (1819-1912): A Survey of the Life and Work of an \u201c\u00e9conomiste dure\u201d (a hard-core economist)\u201d [HTML<\/a>]. This essay was originally written as the introduction to an anthology of Molinari\u2019s writing to celebrate the 200th anniversary of his birth in 1819: The Bicentennial Anthology of the Writings of Gustave de Molinari on the State (1846-1911)<\/em> (2023 edition). It can be found [Online here<\/a>] – the items are in French.<\/li>\n
  4. “A Chronology of the Life and Works of Gustave de Molinari (1819-1912)” [HTML<\/a>]<\/li>\n
  5. My “Introduction to a new Translation of Molinari’s A Sketch of the Political and Economic Organisation of the Society of the Future (1899)\u201d<\/em> in [HTML<\/a>]<\/li>\n
  6. Liberty Matters<\/em> discussion: No. 3: Roderick Long, \u201cGustave de Molinari\u2019s Legacy for Liberty\u201d (May 2013) [Online elsewhere<\/a>].<\/li>\n <\/ol>\n

    Bibliography of his Works<\/h3>\n
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    1. “The Works of Gustave de Molinari (1819-1912)” in the form of a sortable table [HTML<\/a>]. It contains 44 stand alone books, 8 Introductions or Prefaces he wrote for other books, 3 Journals he edited, 17 Pamphlets which were reprints of journal articles, and 249 Articles he wrote for magazines and journals. The latter are predominantly for the Journal des \u00c9conomistes<\/em>, beginning with the first one published in January 1847 (A018) \u201cDe l\u2019agriculture en Angleterre\u201d (English Agriculture). It should be noted that he was the editor of the JDE<\/em> from 1881 until a few years before his death. The list also includes articles he wrote very early in his career for journals such as La Revue g\u00e9n\u00e9rale biographique<\/em>, La Nation<\/em>, and Le Courrier fran\u00e7ais<\/em>. The major gap is the material he wrote over many decades for the Journal des D\u00e9bats<\/em> and which he also edited. The articles and editorials he also wrote for his magazine L’\u00c9conomiste belge<\/em> in the 1850s and 1860s also have not been listed separately (see item J01). He also wrote 5 biographical articles and 25 \u201cprinciple articles\u201d for the DEP<\/em> (1852-53) which make a sizeable book in their own right. <\/li>\n <\/ol>\n

      Anthologies<\/h3>\n
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      1. Gustave de Molinari, The Bicentennial Anthology of His Writings on the State (1846-1911). Edited and with Introductions by David M. Hart<\/em> (The Pittwater Free Press, 2023). [HTML<\/a>]. The extracts are in French but each one is preceded by my introduction which is in English. This file just contains the Introductions in English [HTML<\/a>]<\/li>\n
      2. Gustave de Molinari, The Collected Articles from the Dictionnaire de l’\u00c9conomie politique (1852-53). Edited by David M. Hart<\/em> (The Pittwater Free Press, 2023). It contains 5 biographical articles and 25 “principle articles”. There is a version in the original French [HTML<\/a>] and another is my translation [HTML<\/a>].<\/li>\n
      3. Gustave de Molinari, Thoughts on the Future of Liberty (1901-1911). Edited by David M. Hart<\/em> (The Pittwater Free Press, 2023). The articles are in French. [HTML<\/a>]<\/li>\n <\/ol>\n

        Translations<\/h3>\n
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        1. Gustave de Molinari, “On the Production of Security”. A translation of “De la production de la s\u00e9curit\u00e9,” Journal des \u00c9conomistes<\/em> Vol. XXII, no. 95, 15 February, 1849, pp. 277-90. [HTML<\/a>]<\/li>\n
        2. Gustave de Molinari, Soir\u00e9es on rue Saint-Lazare: Discussions about Economic Laws and a Defence of Property. Translated and edited by David M. Hart<\/em> (Pittwater Free Press, 2025). [HTML<\/a>]<\/li>\n
        3. Gustave de Molinari, The Collected Articles from the Dictionnaire de l’\u00c9conomie politique (1852-53). Edited and translated into English by David M. Hart<\/em> (March, 2025 draft). [HTML<\/a>]<\/li>\n
        4. Gustave de Molinari, Political Evolution and the Revolution. Translated and edited by David M. Hart<\/em> (Pittwater Free Press, 2025). [HTML<\/a>]<\/li>\n
        5. Gustave de Molinari, Revolutions and Despotism considered from the Perspective of Material Interests (1852). Translated by David M. Hart<\/em> (The Pittwater Free Press, 2025). [HTML<\/a>]<\/li>\n
        6. Gustave de Molinari, The Greatness and Decline of War. Edited and translated by David M. Hart<\/em> (The Pittwater Free Press, 2025). [HTML<\/a>]<\/li>\n
        7. Gustave de Molinari, A Sketch of the Political and Economic Organisation of the Society of the Future. Edited and translated by David M. Hart<\/em> (Pittwater Free Press, 2025). [HTML<\/a>]<\/li>\n
        8. Gustave de Molinari, Thoughts on the Future of Liberty (1901-1911). The English language edition. Edited by David M. Hart<\/em> (The Pittwater Free Press, 2025). [HTML<\/a>]<\/li>\n <\/ol>\n

          Important Books\u00a0in enhanced HTML<\/h3>\n
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          1. Gustave de Molinari, Les Soir\u00e9es de la rue Saint-Lazare; entretiens sur les lois \u00e9conomiques et d\u00e9fense de la propri\u00e9t\u00e9<\/em> (Paris: Guillaumin, 1849). [HTML<\/a>]<\/li>\n
          2. Gustave de Molinari, Les R\u00e9volutions et le despotisme envisag\u00e9s au point de vue des int\u00e9r\u00eats mat\u00e9riels; pr\u00e9c\u00e9d\u00e9 d’une lettre \u00e0 M. le Comte J. Arrivabene, sur les dangers de la situation pr\u00e9sente, par M. G. de Molinari, professeur d’\u00e9conomie politique<\/em> (Brussels: Meline, Cans et Cie, 1852). [HTML<\/a>]<\/li>\n
          3. Gustave de Molinari, L\u2019\u00e9volution \u00e9conomique du XIXe si\u00e8cle: th\u00e9orie du progr\u00e8s<\/em> (Paris: C. Reinwald 1880). [HTML<\/a>]<\/li>\n
          4. Gustave de Molinari, L\u2019\u00e9volution politique et la R\u00e9volution<\/em> (Paris: C. Reinwald, 1884). [HTML<\/a>]<\/li>\n
          5. Gustave de Molinari, Grandeur et d\u00e9cadence de la guerre<\/em> (Paris: Guillaumin, 1898). [HTML<\/a>]<\/li>\n
          6. Gustave de Molinari, Esquisse de l’organisation politique et \u00e9conomique de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 future<\/em> (Paris: Guillaumin et cie., 1899). [HTML<\/a>]<\/li>\n <\/ol>\n

            Articles and Papers by me<\/h3>\n
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            1. \u201cGustave de Molinari (1819-1912): A Survey of the Life and Work of an \u201c\u00e9conomiste dure\u201d (a hard-core economist)\u201d (2018) [HTML<\/a>].<\/li>\n
            2. “The Struggle against Protectionism, Socialism, and the Bureaucratic State: The Economic Thought of Gustave de Molinari, 1845-1855” (2016) [HTML<\/a>]<\/li>\n
            3. \u201cWas Molinari a true Anarcho-Capitalist?: An Intellectual History of the Private and Competitive Production of Security\u201d. A paper presented at the Libertarian Scholars Conference, NYC (Sept. 2019). [HTML<\/a>]<\/li>\n
            4. \u201cGustave de Molinari and The Seven Musketeers of French Political Economy in the 1840s\u201d (2015) [HTML<\/a>]<\/li>\n <\/ol>\n

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              Works by Molinari in the Library<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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