Louis Auguste Say
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Louis Auguste Say, was a businessman, founding to large sugar refineries in Nantes
and Paris, an economist and brother to the economist Jean-Baptiste Say
(1767–1832). He was a severe critic of both Adam Smith
and David Ricardo
for their "looseness and fluctuations" in terminology.
Nantes
Nantes is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the 6th largest in France, while its metropolitan area ranks 8th with over 800,000 inhabitants....
and Paris, an economist and brother to the economist Jean-Baptiste Say
Jean-Baptiste Say
Jean-Baptiste Say was a French economist and businessman. He had classically liberal views and argued in favor of competition, free trade, and lifting restraints on business...
(1767–1832). He was a severe critic of both Adam Smith
Adam Smith
Adam Smith was a Scottish social philosopher and a pioneer of political economy. One of the key figures of the Scottish Enlightenment, Smith is the author of The Theory of Moral Sentiments and An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations...
and David Ricardo
David Ricardo
David Ricardo was an English political economist, often credited with systematising economics, and was one of the most influential of the classical economists, along with Thomas Malthus, Adam Smith, and John Stuart Mill. He was also a member of Parliament, businessman, financier and speculator,...
for their "looseness and fluctuations" in terminology.