This book is presented in three parts. The first deals with French traditions in economics, the second turns to the dissemination and diffusion of economic ideas and theories across national borders. Finally, the third part deals with analytical developments in public economics, monetary policy, trade theory and spatial economics.

1. IntroductionThe editorsPersonal reminiscencesHeinz D. Kurz (University of Graz)2. French traditions in economics Freeing Trade or Freeing Humans? Mably and Condillac on Economic Policies and the Renewal of the French Kingdom Arnaud Orain (University of Paris 8)Physiocratic Philosophie économique Philippe Steiner (University of Paris Sorbonne, & Institut universitaire de France)Opinion, Time and Institution –– Necker’s critique of ‘New Science’Yusuke Ando (Rikkyo University)Jean-Baptiste Say as a Classical Moralist Pierre Force (Columbia University)Theology and Knowledge of the "Collective Man" in the Writings of Pierre-Simon Ballanche Ludovic Frobert (ENS Lyon)Pellegrino Rossi: A Ricardian at the Collège de France?Alain Béraud (Université de Cergy-Pontoise)Charles Gide and marginalism in Histoire des doctrines économiques Jean-Pierre Potier (University of Lyon)3. European and global economic conversations The individual, society and economy in 17th century thought Cosimo Perrotta (University of Lecce)A ‘Tory outré’? Le Blanc and Forbonnais readers of Hume Thierry Demals (University of Lille)Genovesi and Enlightened Political EconomyJosé Luís Cardoso (University of Lisbon)Jean-Baptiste Say's Footnotes to RicardoKeith TribeGerman Editions of Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations Harald Hagemann (Hohenheim University Stuttgart)John Ruskin in early 20th century Japan: some episodes Masashi Izumo (University of Kanagawa)Translation and the circulation of economic ideas across nations Marco Guidi (University of Pisa)4. Theoretical developments: public economics, money and international tradeIndividuals, Markets, and the Public Economy: Syntheses in Public Economics Richard Sturn (University of Graz)Competition in Public Finance: from De Viti de Marco’s Lectures to his Principles Manuela Mosca (University of Lecce)The missing equation in E.W. Kemmerer (1903) and I. Fisher (1892, 1911)Jérôme de Boyer des Roches (Paris Dauphine University)The first steps of the Money Doctor: Kemmerer’s Gold Exchange Standard in Philippines Rebecca Gomez Betancourt (University of Lyon 2)The Political Economy of Michal Kalecki Michael Assous (University of Paris 1)Consumption and money-making in Keynes: enjoyments of life or morbid instincts?Maria Cristina Marcuzzo (University of Rome 1)Foreign trade, International Trade and Say’s Law Daniel Diatkine (University of Paris 1)The breakdown of the competitive paradigm in the space-economy Jacques-François Thisse (UC Louvain)