Jean-Charles-Leonard-Simmond de Sismondi
Jean-Charles-Léonard Simonde de Sismondi (May 9, 1773 - 25 June 1842) is a French economist. It is the last classical economist in France and sometimes seen as the founder of economic romanticism by seeking social improvement by the state. Born in Geneva, Switzerland. Originally it was the position of liberalism, and in 1803 "About the wealth of commerce" Adam Smith defended the liberalism, such as introducing "the wealth of national wealth". However, in the wake of the depression in the UK, I become skeptical of liberalism. Then, as a result of the publication of "New Principles of Economics" in 1819, he went to the position of criticism of classical economics and became to confront with British David Ricardo and French classic Jean-Baptiste Seyer. ...